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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/NormanJewison cast Creator/FayeDunaway after seeing an advanced screening of ''Film/BonnieAndClyde''. He claimed that she was his only choice for the role of Vicki Anderson.
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* UnderageCasting: Thomas Crown is said to be 36, but Creator/SteveMcQueen was 38.

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* UnderageCasting: Thomas Crown is said to be 36, but Creator/SteveMcQueen Creator/SteveMcQueenActor was 38.

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Creator Chosen Casting is when the casting of an adaptation is influenced by the creator of the work being adapted; "director chooses the cast of the movie he's directing" is not in itself a trope


* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/NormanJewison cast Creator/FayeDunaway after seeing an advanced screening of ''Film/BonnieAndClyde''. He claimed that she was his only choice for the role of Vicki Anderson.

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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor named this as his favourite film of his own.

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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/NormanJewison cast Creator/FayeDunaway after seeing an advanced screening of ''Film/BonnieAndClyde''. He claimed that she was his only choice for the role of Vicki Anderson.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor named this as his favourite film of his own. own, while Creator/FayeDunaway named it as one of her favourite movie-making experiences.



* InspirationForTheWork: 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.



* UncreditedRole: Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman reportedly wrote one version, or contributed to screenplay, without any on-screen credit.
* UnderageCasting: Thomas Crown is said to be 36, but Creator/SteveMcQueen was 38.



** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/LeslieCaron, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/EvaMarieSaint, Creator/SharonTate and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
** Norman Jewison wanted Music/HenryMancini to score the film, but he was unavailable.

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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/LeslieCaron, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/SuzannePleshette, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/EvaMarieSaint, Creator/SharonTate and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
** Norman Jewison Creator/NormanJewison wanted Music/HenryMancini to score the film, but he was unavailable.
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* AFIS100Years100Songs:
** #57, "The Windmills Of Your Mind"
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* EnforcedMethodActing: According to Norman Jewison, the initial bank robbery was filmed at the downtown branch of the National Shawmut Bank, and that although the guards and bank officials knew what was going on, the customers did not because the filmmakers were using a concealed camera. Although they apparently thought that a real robbery was occurring, none of the customers or pedestrians interfered in any way.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: According to Norman Jewison, Creator/NormanJewison, the initial bank robbery was filmed at the downtown branch of the National Shawmut Bank, and that although the guards and bank officials knew what was going on, the customers did not because the filmmakers were using a concealed camera. Although they apparently thought that a real robbery was occurring, none of the customers or pedestrians interfered in any way.
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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/EvaMarieSaint, Creator/SharonTate and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/LeslieCaron, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/EvaMarieSaint, Creator/SharonTate and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/SharonTate and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/EvaMarieSaint, Creator/SharonTate and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
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misuse, doesn't refer to celebrities being fans of a work


* BigNameFan: It was rumoured to be one of Usefulnotes/JimmyCarter's favourite movies.
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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/SharonTate and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor named this as his favourite film of his own.



* TheRedStapler: The "Persol" sunglasses Creator/SteveMcQueenActor sported in this movie generated such a trendsetting image, the Italian manufacturers re-issued the foldaway, retro-cool tortoiseshell "714" model as a part of the "Steve McQueen Collection"

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* TheRedStapler: The "Persol" sunglasses Creator/SteveMcQueenActor sported in this movie generated such a trendsetting image, the Italian manufacturers re-issued the foldaway, retro-cool tortoiseshell "714" model as a part of the "Steve McQueen [=McQueen=] Collection"
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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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** Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
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** Creator/SeanConnery was the original choice for Thomas Crown, but declined, exhausted from filming ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. He later regretted the decision. Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Rock Hudson and Creator/PaulNewman were also considered.
** Anouk Aimée, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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** Creator/SeanConnery was the original choice for Thomas Crown, but declined, exhausted from filming ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. He later regretted the decision. Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Rock Hudson Creator/RockHudson and Creator/PaulNewman were also considered.
** Anouk Aimée, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, and Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
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** Anouk Aimée, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/SharonTate and Raquel Welch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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** Anouk Aimée, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/CandiceBergen, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/SharonTate and Raquel Welch Creator/RaquelWelch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
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** Creator/SeanConnery was the original choice for Thomas Crown, but declined, exhausted from filming ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. He later regretted the decision. Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo and Rock Hudson were also considered.

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** Creator/SeanConnery was the original choice for Thomas Crown, but declined, exhausted from filming ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. He later regretted the decision. Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo and Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Rock Hudson and Creator/PaulNewman were also considered.
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* TheCastShowOff: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor shows off his driving skills in the dune buggy scene.

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* TheCastShowOff: TheCastShowoff: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor shows off his driving skills in the dune buggy scene.



** Anouk Aimée, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Candice Bergen, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Sharon Tate and Raquel Welch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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** Anouk Aimée, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Candice Bergen, Creator/CandiceBergen, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Sharon Tate Creator/SharonTate and Raquel Welch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.

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* TheCastShowOff: Creator/SteveMcQueen shows off his driving skills in the dune buggy scene.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/SteveMcQueen as a suave playboy.
* TheRedStapler: The "Persol" sunglasses Creator/SteveMcQueen sported in this movie generated such a trendsetting image, the Italian manufacturers re-issued the foldaway, retro-cool tortoiseshell "714" model as a part of the "Steve McQueen Collection"

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* BigNameFan: It was rumoured to be one of Usefulnotes/JimmyCarter's favourite movies.
* TheCastShowOff: Creator/SteveMcQueen Creator/SteveMcQueenActor shows off his driving skills in the dune buggy scene.
* EnforcedMethodActing: According to Norman Jewison, the initial bank robbery was filmed at the downtown branch of the National Shawmut Bank, and that although the guards and bank officials knew what was going on, the customers did not because the filmmakers were using a concealed camera. Although they apparently thought that a real robbery was occurring, none of the customers or pedestrians interfered in any way.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor did his own stunts, which included playing polo and driving a dune buggy at high speed along the Massachusetts coastline.
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PlayingAgainstType: Creator/SteveMcQueen Creator/SteveMcQueenActor as a suave playboy.
* TheRedStapler: The "Persol" sunglasses Creator/SteveMcQueen Creator/SteveMcQueenActor sported in this movie generated such a trendsetting image, the Italian manufacturers re-issued the foldaway, retro-cool tortoiseshell "714" model as a part of the "Steve McQueen Collection"



* WorkingTitle: ''The Crown Caper''.

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** Norman Jewison wanted Music/HenryMancini to score the film, but he was unavailable.
** "Windmills of Your Mind" was supposed to be sung by Music/AndyWilliams.
** The song during the glider scene was originally "Strawberry Fields Forever" by Music/TheBeatles.
* WorkingTitle: ''Thomas Crown'', ''Esquire'', ''The Crown Caper''.Caper'' and ''Thomas Crown and Company''.
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* TheCastShowOff: Creator/SteveMcQueen shows off his driving skills in the dune buggy scene.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/SteveMcQueen as a suave playboy.
* TheRedStapler: The "Persol" sunglasses Creator/SteveMcQueen sported in this movie generated such a trendsetting image, the Italian manufacturers re-issued the foldaway, retro-cool tortoiseshell "714" model as a part of the "Steve McQueen Collection"
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** Creator/SeanConnery was the original choice for Thomas Crown, but declined, exhausted from filming ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. He later regretted the decision. Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo and Rock Hudson were also considered.
** Anouk Aimée, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Candice Bergen, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Sharon Tate and Raquel Welch were all considered for Vicki Anderson.
* WorkingTitle: ''The Crown Caper''.
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* AFIS100Years100Songs:
** #57, "The Windmills Of Your Mind"
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