Warren Beatty on ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ at 50

On its 50th anniversary, Warren Beatty says Hollywood could learn something from Bonnie and Clyde.

The landmark gangster film was released 50 years ago on Sunday. In an interview, Beatty says the now-common practice of wide release doesn’t give audiences time to come around to a movie.

Bonnie and Clyde was nearly sunk by scathing reviews when it first opened in 1967.

But a groundswell developed and the film was put back into theatres in 1968. It went on to become one of the most successful box office hits.

Beatty and Bonnie and Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway were presenters at February’s Academy Awards as part of the anniversary celebrations for the film.