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Overview

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7.0/10   7,152 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Alan Trustman (written by)
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Release Date:
19 June 1968 (USA) more
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
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(7 articles)
Actor Paul Burke Has Died
 (From CinemaRetro. 21 September 2009, 10:31 AM, PDT)

U.S. TV Star Burke Dies
 (From WENN. 14 September 2009, 5:21 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Favored over the remake more (108 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steve McQueen ... Thomas Crown

Faye Dunaway ... Vicki Anderson
Paul Burke ... Lt. 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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Crown Caper
Thomas Crown and Company
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Runtime:
102 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Trivia:
The one-minute kissing sequence between the two leads took eight hours to film over a number of days. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: 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. more
Quotes:
Sandy: You're mad! Absolutely mad!
Thomas Crown: What else can we do on Sunday?
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Soundtrack:
The Windmills Of Your Mind more

FAQ

Who is Thomas Crown?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
Who sings the theme song?
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49 out of 53 people found the following comment useful.
Favored over the remake, 29 September 2003
Author: eschwartzkopf from Palm Springs, Calif.

The large number of reviews tossing this in the trash bin as an overwrought 1960s period piece, or inferior when compared to the Pierce Brosnan/Rene Russo remake caused me to find the DVD and take another look.

The problem with the 1967 film is that, unlike most films made today (including the remake), viewers need to think and connect the dots; and, there isn't always a "right" ending with all details neat and tidy. This is still a classic of the caper films, with McQueen giving the definitive performance of his absolute-cool image, and Dunaway as the Joan Crawford of the Virginia Slims generation.

The then-innovative parts of the film, including the multiple split screens and the repetition of the theme song with Noel Harrison look dated (and the split-screen is only effective on the big, big screens of the 1960s-era theaters), but the chess game is still the most-seductive bit of film where all the clothes stay on and nobody talks.

Listening to director Norman Jewison's commentary on the DVD is enlightening. The split screens were indeed a timely gimmick (Jewison and the producer saw the technique at Expo '67 in Montreal), and his explanation of the last scene in the cemetery gives a good insight as to how he aimed the film in general.

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