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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

110 min  -  Adventure | Crime | Western   -  24 October 1969 (USA)
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Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.

Director:

George Roy Hill
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Newman ...
Robert Redford ...
Katharine Ross ...
Strother Martin Strother Martin ...
Henry Jones Henry Jones ...
Bike Salesman
Jeff Corey Jeff Corey ...
Sheriff Bledsoe
George Furth ...
Woodcock
Cloris Leachman ...
Ted Cassidy Ted Cassidy ...
Kenneth Mars ...
Marshal
Donnelly Rhodes Donnelly Rhodes ...
Macon
Jody Gilbert Jody Gilbert ...
Large Woman
Timothy Scott Timothy Scott ...
News Carver
Don Keefer ...
Fireman
Charles Dierkop Charles Dierkop ...
Flat Nose Curry
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Storyline

Butch and Sundance are the two leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch is all ideas, Sundance is all action and skill. The west is becoming civilized and when Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a special posse begins trailing them no matter where they run. Over rock, through towns, across rivers, the group is always just behind them. When they finally escape through sheer luck, Butch has another idea, "Let's go to Bolivia". Based on the exploits of the historical characters. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Bolivia | Gang | Train | Escape | Posse  | See more »

Taglines:

You never met a pair like Butch and The Kid. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Western

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Butch Cassidy See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$96,700,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color  | Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

All the Bolivia scenes were filmed in Mexico, where almost the entire cast and crew, and the director, came down with Montezuma's Revenge (severe diarrhea caused by drinking Mexico's notoriously polluted water). Only Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Katharine Ross were spared, because they refused to drink the water catered on the set and stuck to drinking soda and alcohol for the duration of the shoot. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Sundance jumps onto the train near the beginning of the film, and makes his way towards the locomotive, it is obvious that a stunt double jumps into the coal car and Redford emerges - not enough time elapses from the point at which the double disappears behind the coal until the point that Redford rises up from the coal at a different position. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Butch Cassidy: What happened to the old bank? It was beautiful.
Guard: People kept robbing it.
Butch Cassidy: Small price to pay for beauty.
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Crazy Credits

Opening disclaimer: Most Of What Follows Is True See more »

Connections

Referenced in Straight to One (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD"
Sung by B.J. Thomas
Lyrics by Hal David
Music by Burt Bacharach See more »