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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1968 DVD Release: 02/23/1999 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 22 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Crime, Romance, Chase Movie, Romantic Adventure, Caper See Also: The Thomas Crown Affair

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. Eddy Malone (Paul Burke) is the savvy detective who helps insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) find the mastermind behind the heist. Thomas Crown Affair became one of the first films to employ many split-screen images throughout its running time, as devised by editor Hal Ashby. Michel Legrand's score was nominated for an Academy Award, and the song The Windmills Of Your Mind, written by Legrand with Alan and Marilyn Bergman took home the coveted Oscar. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Steve McQueen - Thomas Crown
Faye Dunaway - Vicky Anderson
Paul Burke - Eddy Malone
Jack Weston - Erwin Weaver
Yaphet Kotto - Carl

The Thomas Crown Affair may contain more style than substance, but this MGM DVD release of the mod Steve McQueen classic shows that it contains so much style that substance no longer becomes an issue. Since the picture is so beautifully shot and combines separate scenes together in the split-screen process you need to be able to see this widescreen version to fully appreciate the movie. The widescreen transfer wasn't done in the superior anamorphic format but besides slight image pixilation now and then, the image quality is very good. The Dolby Digital 2.0 audio track is in the original mono and is clean and well-balanced, even when played through a home entertainment system; audiophiles just shouldn't expect multi-track miracles from a mono soundtrack recorded over three decades ago. This edition also features an audio commentary from director Norman Jewison, who recalls the relative freedom given to him in the more experimental 1960s. Jewison knew that the film was no more than an escapist lark and decided that he (and cinematographer Haskell Wexler and editor Hal Ashby) should use the opportunity to try new things. Many of the most dazzling shots in the movie were captured by Wexler jumping on his skateboard. Even composer Michel Legrand took a completely new approach with his popular score for the picture. Besides this informative and entertaining audio commentary, the only other extras are the original trailer and a fair eight-page booklet on the production. ~ Nick Dedina, All Movie Guide