The Thomas Crown Affair
original movie poster
Directed by	Norman Jewison
Produced by	Norman Jewison Hal Ashby
Written by	Alan Trustman
Starring	Steve McQueen Faye Dunaway Jack Weston Gordon Pinsent Yaphet Kotto Fritz Weaver
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	June 19, 1968
Running time	102 min
Language	English
Budget	$4,300,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 movie starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. A remake was released in 1999 starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. Image File history File links Crown_A.jpg‎ original movie poster Source:www. ... Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, BA, LL.D (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. ... Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, BA, LL.D (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. ... Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... Steve McQueen in The Great Escape Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor, nicknamed The King of Cool. He was considered one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a captivating on-screen persona. ... Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941, in Bascom, Florida) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Weston as Pig in The Cincinnati Kid Jack Weston (August 21, 1924 - May 3, 1996), born Jack Weinstein, was an American movie and television actor. ... Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor. ... Yaphet Kotto starring on Homicide. ... Fritz Weaver on The Twilight Zone Fritz Weaver is a prolific American actor and voice actor. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... // Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts. ... Steve McQueen in The Great Escape Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor, nicknamed The King of Cool. He was considered one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a captivating on-screen persona. ... Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941, in Bascom, Florida) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 English language film, a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1999. ... Pierce Brendan Brosnan (Honourary) OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor and producer, who also has United States citizenship. ... Rene Russo Rene Russo (born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American film actress and model. ...

The 1968 version was nominated for two Academy Awards for Original Music Score and Best Song. It won an Academy Award for Best Song with "Windmills of Your Mind" by Michel Legrand (music), Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman (lyrics). The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... The Academy Award for Best Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. ... Marilyn Bergman (née Keith, born 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author. ... Alan Bergman (born 11 September 1925) is a prolific lyricist and songwriter, particularly of music for stage and film. ...

Plot summary

Thomas Crown, a young, handsome millionaire pulls off the perfect crime by having four men rob a bank and dump the money in a trash can, which Crown retrieves later and stores in a Geneva bank. Vicki Anderson, an independent insurance investigator, is contracted to investigate the heist. As she digs deeper into the case she begins to suspect Crown's involvement. In an attempt to get closer she begins seeing Crown socially, openly telling him she is investigating him. Swiss banks are world-renowned for their stability, privacy and protection of clients. ...

They enjoy activities together like racing a dune buggy. The film was modeled on the life of noted Belgian thief, Tomas Van Der Heijden who stole over 7,000,000 Swiss Francs in 1954 ^{[citation needed]}. Dune buggy A dune buggy is a recreational vehicle with big wheels and tires designed for use on sand dunes or beaches, especially a light vehicle with a modified engine mounted on an open chassis. ...

Like other action movies of the late 1960s, there is abundant use of split screens to show simultaneous actions. In film, split screen is the visible division of the screen, traditionally in half, but also in several simultaneous images, rupturing the illusion that the screens frame is a seamless view of reality, similar to that of the human eye. ...

The movie has the distinction of featuring the longest kiss in cinema history, with McQueen and Dunaway liplocked in one scene for 55 uninterrupted seconds. This scene took over eight hours to film over a number of days.

The film also features the now famous chess scene. McQueen and Dunaway play a game of chess, silently flirting with each other, carressing the chess pieces, using them as metaphorical sexual objects.

Cast and characters

• Thomas Crown - Steve McQueen
• Vicki Anderson - Faye Dunaway
• Detective Lt. Edward 'Eddy' Malone - Paul Burke
• Erwin Weaver - Jack Weston
• Jamie McDonald - Gordon Pinsent
• Sandy - Biff McGuire
• Abe - Addison Powell
• Gwen - Astrid Heeren

Sean Connery had been the original choice for the title role but declined, a decision he later regretted. Steve McQueen in The Great Escape Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor, nicknamed The King of Cool. He was considered one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a captivating on-screen persona. ... Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941, in Bascom, Florida) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Paul Burke (born July 21, 1926) is an American actor mainly known for his lead roles in the television series Naked City and Twelve OClock High, in which he played Col. ... Weston as Pig in The Cincinnati Kid Jack Weston (August 21, 1924 - May 3, 1996), born Jack Weinstein, was an American movie and television actor. ... Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery KBE (born August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is an Oscar-winning Scottish actor and producer who is best known for his portrayal of James Bond. ...

Crew

• Directed by: Norman Jewison
• Written by: Alan Trustman
• Music by: Michel Legrand
• Produced by: Norman Jewison, Hal Ashby
• Production Company: The Mirisch Corporation
• Distributed by: MGM

Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, BA, LL.D (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. ... Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, BA, LL.D (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. ... Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... The Mirisch Company, also known as the Mirisch Corporation, is a film production company owned by Walter Mirisch and his brothers, Marvin and Harold Mirisch. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ...

Reception

The film was not very successful at the box office however, it has since become a cult film and inspired a 1999 remake. Cult film is a colloquial term for a film that has accrued a devoted group of fans. ...

Academy Awards

The Academy Award for Best Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. ... Alan Bergman (born 11 September 1925) is a prolific lyricist and songwriter, particularly of music for stage and film. ... Marilyn Bergman (née Keith, born 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author. ... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. ...

External links

• The Thomas Crown Affair at the Internet Movie Database