The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)

The Thomas Crown Affair
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Jewison
Written byAlan Trustman
Produced byNorman Jewison
Starring
CinematographyHaskell Wexler
Edited byHal Ashby
Ralph E. Winters
Byron Brandt
Music byMichel Legrand
Production
companies
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • June 19, 1968 (1968-06-19)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.3 million[1]
Box office$14 million[2]

The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 American heist film directed by Norman Jewison and written by Alan Trustman. It stars Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke and Jack Weston. In the film, Vicki Anderson (Dunaway) is hired to investigate the culprits of a multi-million dollar bank heist, orchestrated by Thomas Crown (McQueen).

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning Best Original Song for Michel Legrand's "The Windmills of Your Mind". A remake was released in 1999.

  1. ^ Balio, Tino (1987). United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-299-11440-4.
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