The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Norman Jewison.

The film is a mixture between crime film and romantic thriller. The Thomas Crown Affair was a matchless success and grew to a legendary classic. The reason for this rating was probably at the enthusiastic game of Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, the film was also praised for its tight timed Assembly. For example, the Assembly is famous during the chess scene. Also famous is the extensive use of split screen (a montage technique in which multiple images at a time on the image mounted be) in some scenes.

The film is also known for its jazzy soundtrack and the psychedelic song The Windmills of Your Mind; This song received an Academy Award for Best original song.

The Thomas Crown Affair was filmed again in 1999.