Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writer:

William Goldman (written by)

Release Date:

24 October 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Biography | Crime | Western

Tagline:

Just for the fun of it!

Plot:

Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.

Plot Keywords:

Bolivia | Escape | Train | Posse | Gang

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

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
Timothy Scott	...	News Carver
Don Keefer	...	Fireman
Charles Dierkop	...	Flat Nose Curry
Pancho Córdova	...	Bank Manager (as Francisco Cordova)
Nelson Olmsted	...	Photographer (as Nelson Olmstead)
Paul Bryar	...	Card Player #1
Sam Elliott	...	Card Player #2
Charles Akins	...	Bank Teller
Eric Sinclair	...	Tiffany's Salesman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Douglas Bank	...	Citizen (uncredited)
Larry Barton	...	Citizen (uncredited)
Rico Cattani	...	Bank Guard (uncredited)
José Chávez	...	Bolivian Police Commander (uncredited)
Dave Dunlop	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Jill Hall	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Percy Helton	...	Sweetface (uncredited)
Buck Holland	...	Posse Member (uncredited)
Jack Isbell	...	Posseman (uncredited)
Enrique Lucero	...	Guard in the 1st Bolivian Bank (uncredited)
Lyn Massey	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft	...	(singing voice) (uncredited)
Jorge Russek	...	Bolivian Army Officer (uncredited)
José Torvay	...	Bolivian Bandit (uncredited)

Directed by
George Roy Hill

Writing credits
William Goldman		(written by)

Produced by
John Foreman	....	producer
Paul Monash	....	executive producer
Paul Newman	....	co-executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Burt Bacharach

Cinematography by
Conrad L. Hall		(director of photography) (as Conrad Hall)

Film Editing by
John C. Howard
Richard C. Meyer

Art Direction by
Philip M. Jefferies		(as Philip Jefferies)
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by
Chester L. Bayhi
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Edith Head		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Edith Lindon	....	hairstylist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)
Dick Dawson	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Laura Lee Grubich	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Leo Lotito Jr.	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jay Sebring	....	hair designer: Paul Newman (uncredited)

Production Management
Lloyd Anderson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steven Bernhardt	....	assistant director
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director (as Michael Moore)
Randall Henderson	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Fred Chapman	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Dockendorf	....	sound (as David E. Dockendorf)
Bill Edmondson	....	sound (as William E. Edmondson)

Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt double: Paul Newman (uncredited)
M. James Arnett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eldon Burke	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steven Chambers	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Matt Connors	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Couch	....	stunts (uncredited)
Howard Curtis	....	stunt double: Paul Newman (uncredited)
Howard Curtis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Feazell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Finnegan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunt double: Robert Redford (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunts (uncredited)
Conrad L. Hall	....	bicycle crash stunt (uncredited)
Fred Lerner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ben Miller	....	stunts (uncredited)
William Neal	....	stunts (uncredited)
Danny Sands	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Norm Stephens	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Zendar	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lawrence Schiller	....	special still photographer
Harold E. Wellman	....	photographer: second unit
Arthur Brooker	....	key grip (uncredited)
Earl L. Clark	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Jordan Cronenweth	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Thomas Del Ruth	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Dave Friedman	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Edward Hutton	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Harry Sundby	....	chief electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe Drury	....	costumer (uncredited)
Wesley Trist	....	costumer (uncredited)
Diana Wilson	....	key costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gregory Creaser	....	digital restoration colorist (uncredited)
Hugh K. Cummings	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Mark Nakamine	....	colorist (digital color correction) (uncredited)

Music Department
Burt Bacharach	....	conductor
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)
Jim Martell	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Robert Crawford Jr.	....	dialogue coach
John Neuhart	....	graphic montage
Ron Preissman	....	assistant to producer
Lynn A. Aber	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Stanley Bielecki	....	publicity and marketing (uncredited)
Court Ernst	....	auditor (uncredited)
'Chema' Hernandez	....	head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited)
Gaines Johnston	....	auditor (uncredited)
Annabelle King	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Arvo Ojala	....	gun coach (uncredited)
Lew Tate	....	location manager (uncredited)
Steve Urzykowski	....	auditor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents)
• Campanile Productions (produced by) (as Campanile Productions, Inc.)
• Newman-Foreman Company (as A Newman-Foreman Presentatin)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1969) (USA) (theatrical) (released by) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)
• Fox Films (1970) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• CBS/Fox (198?) (Argentina) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Magnetic Video (????) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox Video (199?) (Japan) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc special edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• 20th Century Fox (1970) (France) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical) (special edition)
• Fox Films (1970) (1983) (Finland) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Encore Entertainment (19??) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Encore (UK) (laserdisc)
• FS Film Oy (????) (Finland) (DVD)
• Fox Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1995) (2001) (Finland) (TV)
• Süddeutsche Zeitung (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• TV3 (1986) (1988) (Finland) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (Premium edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2008) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (DVD) (special edition)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes (uncredited)
• Glenn Advertising  main title (as Glenn Advertising,Inc.)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color | Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:16 (1969) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) (1998) | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (1974 re-release) | West Germany:12 (f) | 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) | Japan:G (2009) | Australia:M (TV rating) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (tv rating) | Germany:16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Lake Sherwood, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

During filming Paul Newman had an affair with journalist Nancy Bacon, which caused him to separate from his wife Joanne Woodward for a time.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The Sundance Kid claims to have been born in New Jersey. The real Sundance Kid was born in born in Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, although his family did move to Atlantic City at some point.

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.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "House M.D.: Bombshells (#7.15)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Good-bye Dolly Gray

One Of The All-Time Great Westerns

One of the best and most-liked films of the 1960s, this is still a fun movie to watch today. When I saw this on DVD on a nice flat-screen set, I was amazed how good this looked. I had seen it several times before on VHS and hadn't realized how good this was photographed. I just discovered Conrad Hall was the cinematographer, which explains it. Few, if any, were better than him.

One remembers this western for several things: the two leads looking over their shoulders incredulous that their pursers seem to be always there; Paul Newman riding a bicycle to the tune of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," the beautiful Katharine Ross, the chemistry of Newman and Robert Redford as a two-man team, on and on. Those three lead actors, with the repartee between them, and the likability of each, make them fun to watch as they dominate this picture.

It's just solid entertainment and another example of good film-making that doesn't need a lot of R-rated material to make it successful. Photography-wise, the western scenery was great, there were some wonderful closeup shots and I really liked the tinted old-time footage inserted in here.

So, when you combine all the elements, it's no surprise this film won so many awards and endures so well.