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1	* TheCastShowoff: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor shows off his driving skills in the dune buggy scene.
2	* 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.
3	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor named this as his favourite film of his own, while Creator/FayeDunaway named it as one of her favourite movie-making experiences.
4	* EnforcedMethodActing: According to 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.
5	* 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.
6	* NoStuntDouble: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor did his own stunts, which included playing polo and driving a dune buggy at high speed along the Massachusetts coastline.
7	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/SteveMcQueenActor as a suave playboy.
8	* 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"
9	* UncreditedRole: Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman reportedly wrote one version, or contributed to screenplay, without any on-screen credit.
10	* UnderageCasting: Thomas Crown is said to be 36, but Creator/SteveMcQueenActor was 38.
11	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
12	** 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, Creator/RockHudson and Creator/PaulNewman were also considered.
13	** 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.
14	** Creator/NormanJewison wanted Music/HenryMancini to score the film, but he was unavailable.
15	** "Windmills of Your Mind" was supposed to be sung by Music/AndyWilliams.
16	** The song during the glider scene was originally "Strawberry Fields Forever" by Music/TheBeatles.
17	* WorkingTitle: ''Thomas Crown'', ''Esquire'', ''The Crown Caper'' and ''Thomas Crown and Company''.

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