Fish is great writer, i discovered him by paaying attention after the movie to see the credits. Clancy novel, and the first to be published under the robert l. His 1962 paperback, mute witness, was loosely adapted into the 1968 steve. Oct 07, 2012 mute witness, 1994, c sony billy hughes, a mute makeup artist working on a slasher film being shot in moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. Each year at the annual mystery writers of america dinner, a memorial award is presented in his name for the best first short story. A remake of the 1995 film of the same name, mute witness is about a group of american filmmakers who become tangled up with the. Currently covering for his superior captain wise who is sick at home, he is summoned to the criminal courts office by the district attorney, a man by the name of chalmers. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder, and must escape capture. I did not realize his book was the basis for bullitt but i do remember the title mute witness but not if i read it or not it has been many years.
Mute witness robert l fish to protect a witness, a loose cannon of a cop takes on the whole mob clancy doesnt care that the shooter is a witness in an important trial. With richard thomas, patricia clarkson, reed birney, kristine nielsen. It follows a few days in the life of lieutenant clancy of the 52nd precinct. This is the premise of mute witness, a novel by edgar awardwinning author robert l. Robert duvall has a small role as a cab driver who provides information to mcqueen. All he knows is that the guy has a gunand no one pulls. Robert lloyd fish august 21, 1912 february 23, 1981 was an american writer of crime fiction biography early life. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Easter island is the most isolated piece of inhabited land in the world. Pike pseudonym, fish wrote mute witness, the classic hardboiled tale that would inspire one of steve mcqueens most memorable roles.
Tales from the crypt mute witness to murder tv episode. Aug 12, 2011 here is the book s description from the amazon website. Both the book and the film tell of a disgraced cop tasked with guarding a mob. Lalo schifrin wrote the original jazzinspired score, arranged for brass and percussion. Pike, was filmed in 1968 as bullitt, starring steve his first novel, the fugitive, gained him the mystery writers of americas edgar allan poe award for best first novel in 1962, and his short story moonlight gardener was awarded the edgar for best short story in 1972. With robert vaughn, jacqueline bisset, simon oakland, don gordon, robert duvall. The picture stars steve mcqueen, robert vaughn, and jacqueline bisset. To protect a witness, a loose cannon of a cop takes on the whole mob clancy doesnt care that the shooter is a witness in an important trial. Sep 02, 2019 robert l pike pen name of robert l fish published mute witness in 1963, and it formed the basis of the 1968 film bullitt, hence the cover of the bloomsbury film classics edition, although the script takes a great many liberties with the source material, not least switching the action to the west coast. Aug 05, 2019 mute witness is set in new york in the early sixties. Bullitt is based on mute witness 1963 by american writer robert l.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Pike, was filmed in 1968 as bullitt, starring steve mcqueen. To protect a witness, a loose cannon of a cop takes on the whole mob clancy doesnt care that the shooter is a witness i. Product description a slimy district attorney, an assortment of inept police officers, an underworld boss turned snitch, and the hardboiled lieutenant charged with protecting him until his trial make up the cast of characters of robert fishs hairraising 1963 novel mute witness. Fish, the youngest of three children, was born on august 21, 1912, in cleveland, ohio.
Basis for the oscarwinning 1968 film bullitt, starring steve mcqueen, jacqueline bisset, and robert duvall, in what would produce one of modern cinemas most intense chase scenes. Fish died february 23, 1981, at his home in connecticut. After his charge is killed by two hit men, bullitt sets off in his 1968 ford mustang gt on a deathdefying car chase through the streets of san francisco to collar them. All he knows is that the guy has a gun and no one pulls a gun on lieutenant clancy. All he knows is that the guy has a gunand no one pulls a gun on lieutenant clancy of the nypd. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mute witness near you. A slimy district attorney, an assortment of inept police officers, an underworld boss turned snitch, and the hardboiled lieutenant charged with protecting him until his trial make up the cast of characters of robert fishs hairraising 1963 novel mute witness. Information and translations of bullitt in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on. Mute witness lieutenant clancy series, book 1 lieutenant clancy by robert l. Young woman suzy looks out of the window of her apartment and witnesses a man murdering a woman in the apartment directly across from hers. When his health prevented him from pursuing both careers, fish retired from engineering and spent his time writing. The novel was adapted for the film by screenwriters alan trustman and harry kleiner. Jim mute witness was, in fact, the first clancy novel, but it was followed by the quarry and police blotter, both of which appeared prior to bullitt.
All he knows is that the guy has a gunand no one pulls a gun on lieutenant clancy. Fish s first novel to be published under his pike pseudonym, and the first of three novels featuring lt. To protect a witness, a loose cannon of a cop takes on the. Ive yet to establish exactly when the change occurred, but this book. The inspiration for the steve mcqueen film bullitt, this novel has all the tension and excitement of a classic. Originally titled mute witness, this book was obviously the basis for bullitt the movie, and i picked it up primarily to see if it offered more insight into the story the movie tells.
Mute witness, by robert l pike the joy of mere words. Dec 22, 2010 i too like fishpikes work tho i havent read him in years. He also wrote the novel pursuit adapted into a television film entitled twist of fate, and the holmes pastiche the memoirs of schlock holmes. Robert l fish when famed gangster kingpin johnny rossi comes to new york to testify against his crime syndicate associates, it falls to lieutenant clancy to keep the governments star witness safe.
Fish died in february 1981 at his home in trumbull, connecticut. Writings mute witness is a 1963 novel written by robert l. A slimy district attorney, an assortment of inept police officers, an. Lieutenant clancy, who first appears in 1963s mute witness, reappears in the quarry 1964 and police blotter 1965. This is also the first novel using the pike pseudonym. The time frame of 5060 new york is excellent and tyhe adaption is. The book is adapt at conveying a compelling mystery, far more, i think, than the movie, which distracts the viewer with the magnetic star power of steve. Fishs first novel to be published under his pike pseudonym, and the first of three novels featuring lt. Andy cullen and richie allenden, our amazing road crew. With marina zudina, fay ripley, evan richards, oleg yankovskiy. This is a fitting tribute, as fish was always eager to assist young writers with their craft. In 1963, fish completed jack londons unfinished novel the assassination bureau, ltd based on the unfinished manuscript with additional notes by london and an ending outline done by londons wife charmian shortly before her death in 1955. A mute makeup artist working on a slasher movie being shot in moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. Mute witness kindle edition by fish, robert l mystery, thriller.
Tour was great, wed like to thank an amazing bunch that helped us make this tour happen, so there it goes, in order of appearance. Picture the scarlet pimpernell as a womandealing with murder before t. The film was shot in moscow, russia, while alec guinnesss scenes were filmed in germany. What is the song being played by the jazz musicians at the. I do that when i enjoy a film because the novel its adapted from is mostly better. What makes this novel so interesting is the character of clancy. Shooting the states witness earns clancy a transfer to the backwater 52nd precinct. Mar 28, 2016 mute witness is a raucous and delightfully overthetop roller coaster of murder, mayhem, and laughs from start to finish. The steve mcqueen film bullitt was based on this novel. Everything you need to know about mute witness movie. Mute witness was later republished under the title bullitt and turned into a movie that starred actor steve mcqueen as lieutenant clancy.
Previous owners neat gift inscription to upper left corner of front free. Jan 02, 2007 and were they written as fish or pike my movie tiein copy of bullitt creates on pike on the cover and title page, but fish on the page. Mute witness is a 1995 russianbritishgerman horror film written, directed, and produced by anthony waller. His published works include more than forty books and countless short stories. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. His 1963 novel mute witness, written under the pseudonym robert l. Trustman and harry kleiner was based on the 1963 novel mute witness, by robert l.