One of the most sophisticated pop-jazz soundtracks of the 1960s - a decade filled with entries in that genre - was pretty much driven, for sales purposes, by its seductive opening track, 's rendition of 'The Windmills of Your Mind.' But composer had also taken an exceptionally bold approach to the overall scoring of the movie: after screening a five-hour rough cut of the film he wrote a full jazz symphony independent of the final editing or timing of the shots and scenes, which he then cut to fit the film. This approach had been used in the past for films mostly on those rare occasions when scores were written by established classical composers such as and - who had their own ways of working and felt no need to see a final edit, leaving it to the music director to make the music fit. This approach wasn't favored by Hollywood because it left too much up to the composer and could get very expensive.
But for and the score, it was a liberating experience, allowing him the freedom to write his impressions of scenes that would presumably be (and ultimately were) in the final cut of the movie. The quality of the music was reflected throughout the soundtrack, which has held up astonishingly well as freestanding music across four decades; indeed, in the company of moody yet dazzling virtuoso pieces such as 'The Chess Game,' 'The Windmills of Your Mind' almost pales as a creative work.
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
Contents.Plot Millionaire businessman-sportsman Thomas Crown accomplishes a by orchestrating four men to steal $2,660,527.62 from a bank, along with a fifth man who drives the car with the money and dumps it in a cemetery trash can. None of the men ever meets Crown face to face, nor do they know or meet each other before the robbery. Crown retrieves the money from the trash can after secretly following the driver of the getaway car. He deposits the money into an anonymous Swiss bank account in Geneva, making several trips, never depositing the money all at once so as to not draw undue attention to his actions.Independent insurance investigator Vicki Anderson is contracted to investigate the heist; she will receive 10% of the stolen money if she recovers it. When Thomas first comes to her attention as a possible suspect, she intuitively recognizes him as the mastermind behind the robbery.Thomas does not need the money, and in fact masterminded the robbery as a game. Vicki makes it clear to him that she knows that he is the thief and that she intends to prove it.
They start a, with the attraction between them evident. Their relationship soon evolves into an affair, complicated by Vicki's vow to find the money and help Detective Eddie Malone bring the guilty party to justice.A reward offer entices the wife of the bank robbery's getaway driver, Erwin Weaver , to ' on him. Vicki finds out that he was hired by a man he never saw, but whose voice he heard. She tries putting Erwin in the same room as Thomas, but there is no hint of recognition on either one's part.However, while Vicki is clearly closing in on Thomas, using the (IRS) as leverage against his liquid assets, he forces her to realize she is also becoming hemmed-in by her emotions. When she seemingly persuades him to negotiate an end, his point is proven when Eddie stubbornly refuses to make any deal.Thomas organizes another robbery exactly like the first with different accomplices and tells Vicki where the 'drop' will be, because he has to know for sure that she is on his side. The robbery is successful, but there are gunshots and the viewer is left with the impression that people might have been killed, raising the stakes for Vicki's decision.Vicki and the police stake out the cemetery, where they watch one of the robbers make the drop, and they wait for Thomas to arrive so they can arrest him. When his arrives, however, she sees that Thomas has sent a messenger in his place, with a asking her to bring the money and join him—or else keep the Rolls Royce.
She tears the telegram to bits and throws the pieces to the wind, looking up at the sky with tears in her eyes. Crown flies away in a jet.Cast. as Thomas Crown. as Vicki Anderson. as Detective Eddie Malone. as Erwin Weaver.
as Sandy. as Abe.
Astrid Heeren as Gwen. as Jamie McDonald. as Carl. as Arnie. as Booth Guard. Peg Shirley as Honey.
Patrick Horgan as Danny. Carol Corbett as Miss Sullivan. as Private Detective. Michael Shillo as Swiss Banker. as Marcie. Sam Melville as Dave. Ted Gehring as Marvin.
as Elevator Operator. as Pretty GirlProduction The photography is unusual for a mainstream Hollywood film, using a split-screen mode. The use of to show simultaneous actions was inspired by the breakthrough films and, the latter of which pioneered the use of Christopher Chapman's ', images shifting on moving panes.
Steve McQueen was on hand for an advance screening of A Place to Stand in Hollywood and personally told Chapman he was highly impressed; the following year, Norman Jewison had incorporated the technique into the film, inserting the scenes into the already finished product.The film also features a scene, with McQueen and Dunaway playing a game of chess, silently with each other. The game depicted is based on a game played in Vienna in 1898 between Gustav Zeissl and Walter von Walthoffen.McQueen undertook his own stunts, which include playing polo and driving a dune buggy at high speed along the Massachusetts coastline. This was similar to his starring role in the movie, released a few months afterwards, in which he drove a through at more than 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). In an interview, McQueen would later say this was his favorite film.The car driven by Dunaway, referred to as 'one of those red Italian things,' is the first of only ten built. Today, this model is one of the most valuable Ferrari road cars of all time.
McQueen liked the car very much, and eventually managed to acquire one for himself. The dune buggy was a, built in California on a floor pan with a hopped-up. McQueen owned one, and the Manx, the original dune buggy, was often copied. Crown's carried Massachusetts vanity license tag 'TC 100' for the film.had been the original choice for the title role, but turned it down—a decision he later regretted.
In the 1999 remake, the title role was portrayed by another actor who had portrayed,. A second remake is underway with in the title role. Filming locations The movie was filmed primarily on location in and surrounding areas in and:. at 85 Mt. On, designed by architect in 1800 for Congressman, was Thomas Crown's residence. The robbery occurred in what was then the Beverly National Bank (fictitiously renamed Boston Mercantile Bank for the film), at the North Beverly Plaza, Beverly, Massachusetts, and 55, Boston.
The current location is noted as 44 Water Street, the offices of private investment firm Brown Brothers. The interiors were renovated and partially restored in 1999 by the firm GHK, Malcolm Higbee-Glace, Project Manager. A scene of the car theft was filmed in downtown across from City Hall.
The money-dumpings were shot in Cambridge Cemetery, Coolidge Ave.,. The polo sequences were filmed at the, 435 Bay Road,. The golf sequences were filmed at the Belmont Country Club, 181 Winter St.,.
The auctions took place in the St. James Ballroom at the Eben Jordan Mansion, 46 Beacon St.,. Thomas drove his dune buggy on in.
Bill Conti The Thomas Crown Affair Songs
The glider was flown at. By Roy McMaster (not Steve McQueen). The meat shop scene took place at Blackstone and North streets in Boston's. Thomas and Vicki walked in the rain in in Boston's.
Thomas and Vicki kissed (wearing formal dress) at the top of Acorn Street on, a narrow, cobblestoned lane often called 'the most photographed street in America'Other locations included:. the tollbooths (demolished in 2016) on the. restaurant at 140 Northern Ave. Released1968 (original)June 10, 2014 (expansion)Recorded1968Length70: 39 (expansion)(original)Quartet (expansion)The music was composed and conducted by, scoring his first major American film. Director Norman Jewison had hoped to hire for the project, but he was unavailable and recommended Legrand; he wrote his music as long pieces rather than specifically to scene timings, with the film later edited to the music by Legrand, Jewison and editor. In addition, Legrand also had to prepare an original song to replace ',' used as the temporary track for the glider scene. Taking ' advice, Legrand worked with the Bergmans to compose ' and a second song, 'His Eyes, Her Eyes'; recorded 'The Windmills of Your Mind' after Jewison failed to get his friend to do it, while Legrand performed 'His Eyes, Her Eyes'.
The Thomas Crown Affair Movie
While the film's score was recorded in Hollywood, featuring, and, the album re-recording issued by on LP was done in France under the composer's baton; Jewison said it was the favourite score for any of his films.The original album was later reissued by Rykodisc in 1998 on compact disc, with five dialogue excerpts and the inclusion of 'Moments Of Love' and 'Doubting Thomas.' Re-released the album in 2004 (without the dialogue excerpts).