The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

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.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writer:

Alan Trustman

Stars:

Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Four men pull off a daring daytime robbery at a bank, dump the money in a trash can and go their separate ways. Thomas Crown, a successful, wealthy businessman pulls up in his Rolls and collects it. Vickie Anderson, an independent insurance investigator is called in to recover the huge haul. She begins to examine the people who knew enough about the bank to have pulled the robbery and discovers Crown. She begins a tight watch on his every move and begins seeing him socially. How does the planner of the perfect crime react to pressure?

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Plot Keywords:

bank | insurance investigator | heist | police | bank heist | 

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Taglines:

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!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Crown Caper

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$4,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Corporation, The, Simkoe, Solar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie's Oscar-winning song "The Windmills of Your Mind" (co-written by Frenchman Michel Legrand) was also recorded by Legrand in French as "Les Moulins de Mon Coeur" (The Windmills of My Heart).

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Goofs

The haul from the first bank robbery totals $2,660,527.62, as explained by the police. It is broken down in to 16,240 $20 bills, 19,871 $10 bills, 34,465 $5 bills, and 129,000 $1 bills. Added up, that only totals $824,835.00, as later detailed by a secretary. That makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #22.7 (2005)

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Soundtracks

"The Windmills Of Your Mind"
Sung by Noel Harrison
Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Music by Michel Legrand

User Reviews

Has anyone else noticed...?

The entire method of robbery in this film is lifted intact from the 1952 film "Kansas City Confidential"...? Two completely different films in every other respect, the robbery is exactly the same.

I like "The Thomas Crown Affair" very much, Faye Dunaway is particular stunning in this highly entertaining film. As much as I have heard it talked about, I've never heard anyone mention the "borrowed" subplot of the robbery.

I suppose this is not unusual to film. The entire second half of "Border Town" (1935) is used again in "They Drive By Night" (1942), and yet each film credits different writers.