Playing "Lady" Fanny Eubanks of Omaha, the sucker victim of Lawrence Jamieson's (Sir Michael Caine's) major start-of-movie ruse, was Barbara Harris. Previously, Harris had portrayed a con-artist in Sir Alfred Hitchcock's final movie Family Plot (1976).
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Norman Jewison wanted Henry Mancini to score the film, but he was unavailable and recommended Michael LeGrand.
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It is rumoured to be one of Jimmy Carter's favourite movies.
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Faye Dunaway cited this as one of her favourite movie-making experiences.
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Norman Jewison cast Faye Dunaway based on the footage he saw of "Bonnie and Clyde (1967)" before its release.
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The one-minute kissing sequence between the two leads took eight hours to film over a number of days.
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Of all of the films that Steve McQueen made in his career, this is reported to have been his favorite.
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In Biography (1987), director Norman Jewison states that Faye Dunaway was his first and only choice for the female lead, thus discrediting reports of other actresses turning down the role.
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The sailplane (N9860E) that Steve McQueen flies early in the movie is a Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15. It was used in New York for many years, but eventually crashed and was destroyed in Georgia (US) in June 2013.
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Steve McQueen's character is said to be 36, but he was about 2 years older.
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Sean Connery had been the original choice for the title role but declined, exhausted from filming "You Only Live Twice (1967)." He later regretted the decision.
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Writer Alan Trustman got the idea for the film when he was working in a bank and spent his more idle moments imagining how to rob it.
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"Windmills of Your Mind" was supposed to be sung by Andy Williams.
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The Academy Award-winning song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from this movie is sung by actor Noel Harrison, son of Rex Harrison.
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Sharon Tate, Raquel Welch, Candice Bergen, Suzanne Pleshette and Eva Marie Saint were all considered for the role of Vicki Anderson.
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Faye Dunaway appears here 10 months after Bonnie and Clyde.
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Faye Dunaway's breakthrough movie Bonnie and Clyde (1967) hadn't come out yet when she was cast in May 1967. Steve McQueen jokingly referred to her as "Done Fade-away", unaware that she would become an overnight sensation that summer.
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Steve McQueen's wristwatch in the film is a $2,250 Patek Philippe watch.
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Faye Dunaway also appeared in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo as the leads.
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Jane Fonda and Anouk Aimée turned this down.
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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