Warren Beatty (Clyde Barrow) produced and acted in Bonnie and Clyde. He selected the writers (Robert Benton and David Newman) and the director (Arthur Penn) and also selected most of the cast. He also oversaw the script and spearheaded the delivery of the film.

Faye Dunaway (Bonnie Parker) was perfect for the spirit of the thirties and the spirit of the sixties. Penn had seen her scenes from ‘The Happening’ before its release and decided to let her read for the role of Bonnie Parker.

Michael J. Pollard (C.W. Moss) is best known for his role in Bonnie and Clyde, he was relatively unknown before this film.

Gene Hackman (Buck Barrow) had most of his stardom come in for him in the 1970s, in which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The French Connection (William Friedkin, 1971).