What global events had just taken place and were taking place at the time of the films production? Explain how these events may have impacted on the style and content of the film itself:

Made in 1967, Bonnie and Clyde was made nearing the end of the decade. Throughout the 60’s a plethora of events occurred involving the US that can possibly be shown to make an influence on the production of Bonnie and Clyde. From the 1st of November 1955 to 30th April 1975, the Vietnam war saw an large influence on political and social events. Due to the wars futility in making progress and the amount of American lives lost to fight a war for political ideology, growing unpopularity of the conflict grew in America, examples of this can seen with peace protests and the infamous peace symbol brandished by hippies, who rejected established institutions and “fought against the machine” (E.g. the Government), This can be said to make an influence on Bonnie and Clyde as their storyline follows a similar premise of revolting against the government for its unfairness and corruption, such as the banks in the 1930s and the military and government during the Vietnam war.

In addition to this the Cold War had reached it peak. In 1961, The CIA had orchestrated the soon to be failed bay of pigs invasion in Communist Cuba. Involving trained capitalist Cuban soldiers, who attempted to invade the bay of pigs their attempt was found out and stopped by Communist Cuban military. This relates to Bonnie and Clyde as it can be said the US is represented by the authority figures and the Cubans as the gang evading them and preventing suppression of democratic expansionism.