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 | |
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Sidney Armus | ... | Arnie |
Richard Bull | ... | Booth Guard | |
Peg Shirley | ... | Honey | |
Patrick Horgan | ... | Danny | |
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Carol Corbett | ... | Miss Sullivan |
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Tom Rosqui | ... | Pvt. Detective |
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? Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
The original "Thomas Crown Affair" directed by Norman Jewison is one of the coolest movies ever made and great fun for all of its 100 minutes - a clever bank-heist caper combined with the sensual romance where both participants (the brilliant bank robber and his match, the sultry and shrewd insurance investigator) are sophisticated, quick-witted and oh so cool. The split-screen technique really works well in this movie and I should mention the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" by Michel Legrand that very deservingly received an Oscar - and it does not happen often in the best song categories.
The chess game between "King Of Cool" Steve McQueen and 27 year old Faye Dunaway in the most provocative dress possible is one of the sexiest and most exiting without actual sex involved (my favorite kind of scenes - let my imagination work, let everything happen in my mind) scenes ever filmed. IMO, the 60s was one of the best dressed decades ever with the first wave of mini (and I mean it) skirts and elegant suits and dresses.
From Faye Dunaway's interview to "USA Today" about working with McQueen, "We had the most magical spark. Our hearts and souls combined. There was no romance off screen but on screen it was like a smack."