Texas bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became folk heroes during the Great Depression despite a trail of killings. Their story has been retold many times, notably in Arthur Penn’s 1967 film, but even that landmark work didn’t earn the last word. In this four-hour retelling, stars Holliday Grainger and Emile Hirsch get solid support from William Hurt and Holly Hunter, while director Bruce Beresford has aimed for historical accuracy. He shows how an obsession with fame hastened the couple’s fall. Sunday, Dec. 8, at 9 p.m., A&E, History Channel, and Lifetime
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