Original interpretation — not a still from the production
A bored millionaire robs a bank for something to do, in a three-piece suit.
The Continental Verdict
Worth Watching
The plot is thin and the split-screen is showing its age, but no film has ever made wealth look this idle or this well-tailored. McQueen plays golf, flies a glider, drives a dune buggy over Crane Beach, and steals money he does not need — a portrait of leisure as pathology.
The chess scene is still the most famous seduction in mainstream cinema, and the Boston locations are a period document in themselves.
Why Watch It
The Gentleman Factor
The three-piece glen check and the Persol 714s are the whole legacy.
Look Out For
- The chess game
- The glider sequence
- The dune buggy on the beach
The Locations
Boston, Beacon Hill and Crane Beach, Ipswich.
More from the travel pages →The Cars
A Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and a Meyers Manx dune buggy.
More from motoring →The Wardrobe
Ron Postal's three-piece suits, the folding Persol sunglasses, the Patek on a strap.
More on style →The Soundtrack
Michel Legrand's 'The Windmills of Your Mind'.
Into the music room →Watch Next
Where to Watch
Prime Video; MGM Blu-ray.
For the Collection
Also in The Criminal Gentleman
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