The Deep Director Peter Yates was a British film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films 'Bullitt' (1968) and 'Breaking Away' (1979). Yates also directed the 1983 film 'The Deep', which starred Jacqueline Bisset and Nick Nolte. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Peter Benchley and was a box office success. Yates' other notable works include 'SUSPECT' (1987), 'Year of the Comet' (1992), and 'Curtain Call' (1999).