The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writer:

Alan Trustman (written by)

Release Date:

19 June 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Romance

Tagline:

He was young, handsome, a millionaire - and he'd just pulled off the perfect crime! She was young, beautiful, a super sleuth - sent to investigate it!

Plot:

A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Heist | Insurance Investigator | Police | Boston

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Steve McQueen	...	Thomas Crown
Faye Dunaway	...	Vicki Anderson
Paul Burke	...	Eddy Malone
Jack Weston	...	Erwin
Biff McGuire	...	Sandy
Addison Powell	...	Abe
Astrid Heeren	...	Gwen
Gordon Pinsent	...	Jamie
Yaphet Kotto	...	Carl
Sidney Armus	...	Arnie
Richard Bull	...	Booth Guard
Peg Shirley	...	Honey
Patrick Horgan	...	Danny
Carol Corbett	...	Miss Sullivan
Tom Rosqui	...	Pvt. Detective
Michael Shillo	...	Swiss Banker
Nora Marlowe	...	Marcie
Sam Melville	...	Dave
Ted Gehring	...	Marvin
Paul Verdier	...	Elevator Operator
Judy Pace	...	Pretty Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leonard Caron	...	Jimmy Weaver (uncredited)
Harry Cooper	...	Ernie (uncredited)
Victor Creatore	...	Cash Room Guard (uncredited)
Allen Emerson	...	Don (uncredited)
Bruce Glover	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
Nikita Knatz	...	Sketch Artist (uncredited)
Charles Lampkin	...	Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Todd Martin	...	Benjy (uncredited)
Ed T. McDonnell	...	Boston Police Officer at Roadblock (uncredited)
John Orchard	...	John - Crown's Butler (uncredited)
James Rawley	...	Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Patty Regan	...	Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
Paul Rhone	...	Cash Room Guard (uncredited)
Jon Shank	...	Curley (uncredited)
Johnny Silver	...	Bert (uncredited)

Directed by
Norman Jewison

Writing credits
Alan Trustman		(written by) (as Alan R. Trustman)

Produced by
Hal Ashby	....	associate producer
Norman Jewison	....	producer

Original Music by
Michel Legrand

Cinematography by
Haskell Wexler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hal Ashby
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt		(as Byron Brandt)
Ralph E. Winters

Art Direction by
Robert F. Boyle		(as Robert Boyle)

Set Decoration by
Edward G. Boyle		(as Edward Boyle)

Makeup Department
Del Armstrong	....	makeup artist
Jay Sebring	....	hair designer: Steve MQueen (uncredited)

Production Management
Jim Henderling	....	production manager (as James E. Henderling)
Howard Joslin	....	unit manager (as J. Howard Joslin)
Allen K. Wood	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter Hill	....	second assistant director
Jack N. Reddish	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Anthony Bavero	....	property
Nikita Knatz	....	sketch artist
Pablo Ferro	....	graphic artist: final cut (uncredited)
Pablo Ferro	....	graphic designer: final cut (uncredited)

Sound Department
Walter Goss	....	sound
Clem Portman	....	sound recordist
James Richard	....	sound editor (as Jim Richard)
Richard Portman	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Stunts
Roy Jenson	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Moio	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ralph Gerling	....	camera operator
Morris Rosen	....	key grip
Gaylin P. Schultz	....	key grip (as Gaylin Schultz)

Casting Department
Lynn Stalmaster	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alan Levine	....	wardrobe
Ron Postal	....	wardrobe consultant: Mr. McQueen
Theadora Van Runkle	....	wardrobe designer: Miss Dunaway (as Thea Van Runkle)

Editorial Department
James D. Young	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Downing	....	music editor
Michel Legrand	....	conductor

Other crew
Kenneth Jay Lane	....	jewelry designer: Miss Dunaway
Alfred Sheinwald	....	technical advisor
Marshall J. Wolins	....	script supervisor (as Marshall Wolins)
Gary Wooten	....	technical advisor
Pablo Ferro	....	title designer (uncredited)
Robert Alan Nelson	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Mirisch Corporation, The (presents)
• Simkoe (as A Mirisch-Simkoe-Solar Production)
• Solar Productions (as A Mirisch-Simkoe-Solar Production)

Distributors

• United Artists (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (released thru)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1972) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (new transfer)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Pablo Ferro Films  multiple screens by (as Pablo Ferro, Films)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)

Also Known As:

The Crown Caper
Thomas Crown and Company

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 | USA:TV-PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:R (M.P.A.A. Cert. No. 21612) | Canada:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (tv rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (video rating) (1988) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

85 Mt. Vernon Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivia:

Director Norman Jewison's use of multiple images was inspired by the Expo 67 film A Place to Stand (1967).

Goofs:

Continuity: During the first getaway scene in the picture, the driver is scene driving westbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike a mile or so into the highway from downtown Boston. He's then seen *entering* the Pike from I-93 which would have happened prior to already being on that road. Subsequently, he's seen further down the Mass. Pike, once again somehow traveling westbound on it as he was before.

Quotes:

Thomas Crown: Left early. Please come with the money... or, you keep the car. All my love, Tommy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece (#1.3)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Windmills Of Your Mind

The Perfect Crime

The Thomas Crown affair begs the question. What do the rich think of when they are bored? Norman Jewison decided to answer that question with a subtle, but over the top version of cops and robbers. Thomas Crown (suprisingly, but adroitly played by Steve McQueen) is a bored, millionaire who asks, "Who do I want to be tomorrow?" To that end, he decides on 'kicks.' In what seems like an absentminded challenge to himself, Crown designs and implements a down to the minute bank robbery. The plan is fantastic. He selects and hires five total strangers at random, instructs them on their part of the Bank robbery, then sets them in motion. What follows is perhaps the finest cat and mouse crime game between two intelligent and sophisticated players. Faye Dunaway plays Vicki Anderson, a top notch insurance investigator who for ten percent of recovered loot promises the capture of her agile quarry. Standing by to arrest the elusive Crown is Paul Burke, who plays Lt. Edward 'Eddy' Malone. Jack Weston portrays Erwin Weaver the get-a-way driver who could jeopardize Crowns Perfect crime. With the famous, "Windmills of your Mind" theme song, the viewer is hauntingly allowed into the mind of a sympathetic man and one cannot help but root for the thief. This film was McQueen's favorite. *****