 Also in 1969, "The Extraordinary Seaman", a comedy adventure directed by John Frankenheimer and also starring David Niven that she shot right after "Bonnie and Clyde", was released to poor reviews and proved to be a commercial failure.Despite protests from her agent, Dunaway turned down many high-profile projects in order to spend time with Mastroianni.In 1969, Dunaway took a supporting role as a favor to Arthur Penn in his western, "Little Big Man".