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Overview

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Director:

Norman Jewison

Writer:

Alan Trustman (written by)

Contact:

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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

NewsDesk:
(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)

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The Perfect Crime more (106 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
L'affaire Thomas Crown (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Äventyraren Thomas Crown (Sweden) [sv]
Afera Tomas Kraun (Serbia) [sr]
Crown, o Magnífico (Brazil) [pt]
El affaire de Thomas Crown (Argentina) [es]
El caso Thomas Crown (Spain) [es]
Il caso Thomas Crown (Italy) [it]
Kibar soyguncu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
O Grande Mestre do Crime (Portugal) [pt]
Thomas Crown (Finland) [fi]
Thomas Crown bankrøver (Norway) [no]
Thomas Crown ist nicht zu fassen (West Germany) [de]
Thomas Crown og Co. (Denmark) [da]
Thomas Crownin tapaus (Finland) [fi]
Ypothesis Thomas Crown (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

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) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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

Featured in Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

The Windmills Of Your Mind more


FAQ

What kind of sailplane was Crown flying at the beginning of the movie?
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
The Perfect Crime, 10 July 2006
9/10
Author: thinker1691 from USA

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. *****

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