The Thomas Crown Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[francisco]

During the editing process, "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles was used as a temporary original song for the glider scene. When Michael LeGrand was asked to compose a song to take it's place, he took Quincy Jones' advice to work with the Bergmans to compose "The Windmills of Your Mind" and a second song, "His Eyes, Her Eyes".

[miriam]

Alan Trustman first thought of the film's story while working at a bank, and later wrote the treatment after becoming a lawyer.

[kenneth]

Steve McQueen, a sports enthusiast, learned to play polo for the film and was taught by Gary Wooten and Neil R. Ayer, real-life polo players, as well as by first assistant director Jack N. Reddish, who was a nationally ranked player at the time.