Bonnie and Clyde Overview:

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) was a Biographical - Crime Film directed by Arthur Penn and produced by Warren Beatty.

SYNOPSIS

The nuanced, ultimately bleak tale of Depression-era bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Essentially a road film, it juxtaposes easygoing humor with stylish scenes of graphic violence. Controversial when released, it heralded the coming increase in cinematic violence, naturalistic performances, and daring film style.

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Bonnie and Clyde was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.

Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorWarren BeattyNominated
Best Supporting ActorGene HackmanNominated
Best Supporting ActorMichael J. PollardNominated
Best ActressFaye DunawayNominated
Best Supporting ActressEstelle ParsonsWon
Best CinematographyBurnett GuffeyWon
Best Costume DesignTheadora Van RunkleNominated
Best DirectorArthur PennNominated
Best PictureWarren Beatty, ProducerNominated
Best WritingDavid Newman, Robert BentonNominated
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

By Beatrice on Jul 24, 2019 From Flickers in Time

Bonnie and Clyde Directed by Arthur Penn Written by David Newman and Robert Benton 1967/US Warner Brothers/Seven Arts; Tatira-Hiller Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Did this change Hollywood films forever or just for the next ten years? ?Was i... Read full article


Review: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 24, 2019 From 4 Star Films

Fifty years on and Bonnie and Clyde remains a cultural landmark as the harbinger proclaiming a new American movie had arrived on the scene. As a cinematic artifact, it is indebted as much to the 60s themselves as it is the Depression Era where its mythical crime story finds its roots. The spark of a... Read full article


Win Tickets to see ?TCM Big Screen Classics: Bonnie and Clyde (50th Anniversary)? (Giveaway runs July 14 – July 29)

By Annmarie Gatti on Jul 14, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Win Tickets to see ?Bonnie and Clyde? on the Big Screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sunday, August 13 & Wednesday, August 16! “This here’s Miss Bonnie Parker. I’m Clyde Barrow. We rob banks.” CMH is thrilled to announce the 10th of our 14 movie ticket giveaways this yea... Read full article


Bonnie and Clyde (1967, Arthur Penn)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 14, 2015 From The Stop Button

Bonnie and Clyde opens with two immediate introductions. First, in the opening titles, photographs from the 1930s set the scene. Second, in the first scene, with Faye Dunaway (as Bonnie) and Warren Beatty (as Clyde) meet one another and flirt their way into armed robbery. Okay, maybe in the latter, ... Read full article


Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

on Aug 15, 2014 From Journeys in Classic Film

The tale of the rascally outlaws ushered in the 1960s as a time of violence fastened together by sympathetic revolutionaries.? This revisionist legend romanticized the gangster genre, and heavily inspired director Terence Malick’s debut, Badlands.? With a fantastic cast, and a bevy of differen... Read full article


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Quotes from

Eugene Grizzard: Step on it, Velma. Step on it, Velma. Step on it, Velma.
Velma Davis: I am!
Eugene Grizzard: Step on it, Velma. Step on it, Velma. Velma, step on it, Velma!


Clyde Barrow: This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks.


[about Bonnie's poem]
Clyde Barrow: You know what you done there? You told my story, you told my whole story right there, right there. One time, I told you I was gonna make you somebody. That's what you done for me. You made me somebody they're gonna remember.


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Facts about

Once Warren Beatty came on board, one of the first things deleted from Robert Benton and David Newman's script was a homosexual affair between Clyde and Moss.
Arthur Penn originally turned the script down but after various other directors did likewise - including William Wyler - Warren Beatty was compelled to take it back to Penn. The director agreed only on condition that he could make some important changes, the main one being making Clyde impotent as opposed to bisexual.
Morgan Woodward was originally slated to play Frank Hamer, but he was held up when filming of Cool Hand Luke fell behind, so the part was given to Denver Pyle.
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Bonnie and Clyde

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