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[[Image:TomCrown.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968)]] | |||
[[ | '''''The Thomas Crown Affair''''' is the 1968 thriller directed by [[Norman Jewison]] and starred [[Steve McQueen]] as Thomas Crown, a wealthy businessman who may be the mastermind behind a daring bank robbery in New York. [[Faye Dunaway]] co-stars as Vicki Anderson, the insurance investigator who discovers Crown's involvement and who may be falling in love with the businessman. A [[The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)|feature film remake]] starring [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Rene Russo]] was released in 1999. | ||
{{Film Title|The Thomas Crown Affair}} | |||
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Three of the four criminals in the bank heist sequence carry suppressed [[Colt Detective Special]]s, even though in real life, silencers do nothing to dampen a revolver's gunshot. | Three of the four criminals in the bank heist sequence carry suppressed [[Colt Detective Special]]s, even though in real life, silencers do nothing to dampen a revolver's gunshot. | ||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]] | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Thomascrownaffair 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Thomascrownaffair 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carl, a bank robber ([[Yaphet Kotto]]), holds his silenced Detective Special on the hostages in the elevator]] | ||
[[Image:Thomascrownaffair 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another robber holds his revolver on a security guard]] | [[Image:Thomascrownaffair 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another robber holds his revolver on a security guard]] | ||
== Walther P38 == | == Walther P38 == | ||
The 4th robber uses a suppressed [[Walther P38]] which is strange, as all the others used Colt Detective Specials. | The 4th robber, Abe (Addison Powell), uses a suppressed [[Walther P38]] which is strange, as all the others used Colt Detective Specials. Funnily a silencer would actually work on a P38, in contrast to the revolvers. | ||
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 with black grips 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 with black grips 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Thomascrownaffair 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The robber holds his P38 on the hostages in the elevator]] | [[Image:Thomascrownaffair 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The robber holds his P38 on the hostages in the elevator]] | ||
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== Snubnose Revolvers == | == Snubnose Revolvers == | ||
During the heist, the security guards carry various unidentified snubnose revolvers which the robbers take and unload. | During the heist, the security guards carry various unidentified snubnose revolvers which the robbers take and unload. | ||
== Winchester 1897 == | |||
The criminals in the 2nd bank heist take [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotguns from the guards. | |||
[[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 Gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Thomascrownaffair 005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard holding his shotgun in a split screen sequence]] | |||
[[Image:Thomascrownaffair 006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bank robber holding the shotgun on the hostages with one hand, while holding a Detective Special with the other]] | |||
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[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Norman Jewison]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:42, 29 July 2023
The Thomas Crown Affair is the 1968 thriller directed by Norman Jewison and starred Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown, a wealthy businessman who may be the mastermind behind a daring bank robbery in New York. Faye Dunaway co-stars as Vicki Anderson, the insurance investigator who discovers Crown's involvement and who may be falling in love with the businessman. A feature film remake starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo was released in 1999.
The following weapons were used in the film The Thomas Crown Affair:
Colt Detective Special
Three of the four criminals in the bank heist sequence carry suppressed Colt Detective Specials, even though in real life, silencers do nothing to dampen a revolver's gunshot.
Walther P38
The 4th robber, Abe (Addison Powell), uses a suppressed Walther P38 which is strange, as all the others used Colt Detective Specials. Funnily a silencer would actually work on a P38, in contrast to the revolvers.
Snubnose Revolvers
During the heist, the security guards carry various unidentified snubnose revolvers which the robbers take and unload.
Winchester 1897
The criminals in the 2nd bank heist take Winchester Model 1897 shotguns from the guards.
