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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

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Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a self-made Boston millionaire who masterminds a bank heist in hopes of leaving it all behind. Tired of being part of the Establishment, he has hopes of pulling off the caper and flying to Rio. Erwin Weaver (Jack Weston) leads the cast of crooks who never actually meet Crown but manage to pull off the robbery without a hitch. Crown deposits 3 million in a Swiss bank account, pays off the crooks, and waits for the insurance company to repay the bank for the loss.

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Norman Jewison

Written By: Alan Trustman

In Theaters: Sep 19, 1968 Wide

On DVD: Aug 15, 2001

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Steve McQueen
Thomas Crown
Faye Dunaway
Vicky Anderson
Paul Burke
Eddy Malone
Jack Weston
Erwin Weaver
Yaphet Kotto
Carl
Astrid Heeren
Gwen
Biff McGuire
Sandy
Carol Corbett
Miss Sullivan
John Orchard
John
Gordon Pinsent
Jamie
Patrick Horgan
Danny
Peg Shirley
Honey Weaver
Leonard Caron
Jimmy Weaver
Sidney Armus
Arnie
Richard Bull
Booth Guard
Harry Cooper
Ernie
Victor Creatore
Allen Emerson
Don
Ted Gehring
Marvin
Charles Lampkin
Nora Marlowe
Marcie
Todd Martin
Benjy
Sam Melville
Dave
Judy Pace
Pretty Girl
Addison Powell
Abe
Patty Regan
Girl in Elevator
Tom Rosqui
Private Detective
Jon Shank
Curley
Michael Shillo
Swiss Banker
Johnny Silver
Bert
James Rawley
Nikita Knatz
Sketch Artist
John Zaccaro

Critic Reviews for The Thomas Crown Affair

All Critics (27) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (7) | DVD (7)

It's no doubt dated now, and the multiscreen graphics won't make any sense on a pan-and-scan video version, but this heist movie starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway was considered pretty hot stuff back in 1968.

October 31, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

There are a lot of good things.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Renata Adler

New York Times

Top Critic

Possibly the most under-plotted, underwritten, over-photographed film of the year.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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It's worth noting that 30 years and dozens of caper films later, the closing twist isn't nearly as startling as it once was, but it still makes for an effective conclusion.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

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Surface gloss is what you get in this caper-romance.

May 21, 2009 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The overall effect is very much of its time.

October 31, 2007 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

McQueen is charming, reads his lines well, and shows that he isn't just another short actor with an interesting face.

October 31, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Delightful.

July 21, 2007 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

A sad product of its times.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

stylish caper thriller

June 29, 2005 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The sexiest chess game in movie history

September 20, 2004 Comment

Tony Medley

Tolucan Times Source: Tolucan Times

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This movie wasn't bad, it was just way too boring, I didn't even watch it all. Some day I'll give it another chance maybe.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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Nevermind the use and abuse of the so called avant-garde techniques like multiple split screen or neon lights fade out, It simply is a sensous and stylish cross between romantic melodrama and caper movie, in which the cool couple McQueen and Dunaway squeeze out their immense chemistry on the screen. The chess

February 26, 2009