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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) -- Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.
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Writer:
William Goldman (written by)
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Release Date:
24 October 1969 (USA) more
Tagline:
Just for the fun of it! more
Plot:
Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Newman and Redford at Their Best more (200 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Newman ... Butch Cassidy

Robert Redford ... The Sundance Kid

Katharine Ross ... Etta Place
Strother Martin ... Percy Garris
Henry Jones ... Bike Salesman
Jeff Corey ... Sheriff Bledsoe
George Furth ... Woodcock

Cloris Leachman ... Agnes
Ted Cassidy ... Harvey Logan
Kenneth Mars ... Marshal
Donnelly Rhodes ... Macon
Jody Gilbert ... Large Woman Train Passenger
Timothy Scott ... News Carver

Don Keefer ... Fireman
Charles Dierkop ... Flat Nose Curry
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Runtime:
110 min
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Color | Black and White (Sepiatone)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Norway:12 (video rating) (1983) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2000) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2000) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:16 (1969) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (1974 re-release) | West Germany:16

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Paul Newman and Robert Redford really leaped off the cliff; however, they landed on a ledge with a mattress roughly six feet below. That now famous leap to elude capture was done earlier by Tyrone Power as "Jessie James" (1939). more
Goofs:
Plot holes: After binding and gagging their sheriff friend, Butch and Sundance don't bother to take any rifles (which they had complained about not having) nor any fresh horses. They ride off double on the same tired mount they rode in on. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Straight to One (1994) more
Soundtrack:
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD more

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32 out of 34 people found the following review useful.
Newman and Redford at Their Best, 31 July 2002
9/10
Author: kyle_c from Midwest

"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is rightfully hailed as one of the greatest westerns ever made, although much of the movie takes place in South America. It is a great look at two likeable outlaws, full of witty dialogue and exciting action sequences.

Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and The Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) are two bank robbers, chased by the law. The plot follows them as they travel to Bolivia after a railroad president hires a posse to hunt them do. The story is mostly composed of short pieces telling a little story about them. There is really no connection all the way through, for the most part.

The story isn't about the plot, however. It is about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It is a close look at two criminals, the talented Sundance Kid, and Butch Cassidy, the one who does all the thinking. The charisma and screen presence of the two actors and the way they work together is what drives the film. Watching the two interact, with a superb script full of great dialogue, is what makes this movie so exciting.

See this movie if you are a fan of westerns, or just a fan of good movies. It is exciting, superbly made (with lots of interesting silent scenes to music and montages of photographs), but it also has a lot of depth.

**** out of ****

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