Questions tagged [the-thomas-crown-affair]

A bored, self-made billionaire entertains himself by stealing a priceless painting, and manipulating the police and a worthy adversary in an engrossing game of cat-and-mouse.

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How did the gallery owners mistake the watercolored fake as a Pissaro?

In the movie The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), at the end we see that Mr Crown has actually returned the Monet:San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk he stole from the gallery within a few days of the theft. The ...
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How did Crown fold the painting into his briefcase?

In The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) a painting is stolen and folded into a briefcase. Crown doesn't even have time to remove the stretchers. The painting is later seen no worse for wear. What magic ...
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