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starring: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston, Biff McGuiredirected by: Norman Jewison
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301986021
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301986024
Label: United Artists
Manufacturer: United Artists
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: United Artists
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sales Rank: 23822
Studio: United Artists
Theatrical Release Date: June 19, 1968
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Description:
Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo catch fire (USA Today) in this sizzling, suspense-filled thriller from the director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. Thrill-seeking billionaire Thomas Crown (Brosnan) loves nothing more than courting disasterand winning! So when his world becomes too stiflingly 'safe, he pulls off his boldest stunt ever: stealing a priceless paintingin broad daylightfrom one of Manhattan's most heavily guarded museums. But his post-heist excitement soon pales beside an even greater challenge: Catherine Banning (Russo). A beautiful insurance investigator hired to retrieve the artwork, Catherine's every bit as intelligent, cunning and hungry for adventure as he is. And just when Thomas realizes he's finally met his match, she skillfully leads him into a daring game of cat and mouse that's more intoxicatingand dangerousthan anything either of them has ever experienced before!
Amazon.com essential video:
Millionaire businessman Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is also a high-stakes thief; his latest caper is an elaborate heist at a Boston bank. Why does he do it? For the same reason he flies gliders, bets on golf strokes, and races dune buggies: he needs the thrill to feel alive. Insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) gets her own thrills by busting crooks, and she's got Crown in her cross hairs. Naturally, these two will get it on, because they have a lot in common: they're not people, they're walking clothes racks. (McQueen looks like he'd rather be in jeans than Crown's natty three-piece suits.) The Thomas Crown Affair is a catalog of '60s conventions, from its clipped editing style to its photographic trickery (the inventive Haskell Wexler behind the camera) to its mod design. You can almost sense director Norman Jewison deciding to 'tell his story visually,' like those newfangled European films; this would explain the long passages of Michel Legrand's lounge jazz ladled over endless montages of the pretty Dunaway and McQueen at play. (The opening-credits song, 'Windmills of Your Mind,' won an Oscar.) It's like a 'What Kind of Man Reads Playboy?' ad come to life, and much more interesting as a cultural snapshot than a piece of storytelling. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Stylish, Sexy Fun
Stylish, sexy , fun , sixties style, I loved the chemistry, flirting, and games between Thomas and Vickie, just a great movie overall.
Rating: - Tommy Crown
Excellent Movie! A timeless and true classic. Steve McQueen was an excellent actor of his time!
Rating: - Good movie
We liked this movie but we also watched the remake and thought it was better than the orginal.
Rating: - The Thomas Crown Affair
Unfortunately, one must see the original to appreciate a great American Film, as so far NO remake has even come close! Thank you Steve and Faye.
Rating: - Excellent classic
This movie is timeless. Steve Mc Queen at his best with a great supporting cast and wonderful sound track.
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