Bonnie and Clyde (film)
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[[Warner Bros.-Seven Arts]] had so little faith in the film that, in a then-unprecedented move, they offered its first-time producer Warren Beatty 40% of the gross instead of a minimal fee. The movie then went on to gross over $70 million world-wide by 1973. | [[Warner Bros.-Seven Arts]] had so little faith in the film that, in a then-unprecedented move, they offered its first-time producer Warren Beatty 40% of the gross instead of a minimal fee. The movie then went on to gross over $70 million world-wide by 1973. | ||
- | The film was controversial on its original release for its supposed [[Aestheticization of violence|glorificaton of murderers]], and for its level of graphic violence and gore, which was unprecedented at the time. [[Bosley Crowther]] of the ''[[New York Times]]'' was so appalled that he began to campaign against the increasing brutality of American films. | + | The film was controversial on its original release for its supposed [[Aestheticization of violence|glorificaton of murderers]], and for its level of graphic violence and gore, which was unprecedented at the time. [[Bosley Crowther]] of the ''[[New York Times]]'' was so appalled that he began to campaign against the increasing [[violence in film|brutality of American films]]. |
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the bank robbers who roamed the United States during the Great Depression. The film was directed by Arthur Penn, and starred Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow and Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker.
Bonnie and Clyde is considered a landmark film in cinema history: it is regarded as the first film of the New Hollywood era, in that it broke many taboos and was popular with the younger generation.
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Warner Bros.-Seven Arts had so little faith in the film that, in a then-unprecedented move, they offered its first-time producer Warren Beatty 40% of the gross instead of a minimal fee. The movie then went on to gross over $70 million world-wide by 1973.
The film was controversial on its original release for its supposed glorificaton of murderers, and for its level of graphic violence and gore, which was unprecedented at the time. Bosley Crowther of the New York Times was so appalled that he began to campaign against the increasing brutality of American films.