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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 8.2
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8.2/10 from 94,038 users
Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 273 user | 108 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. Director:George Roy HillWriter:William Goldman |
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Cast
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| Robert Redford | ... | ||
| Katharine Ross | ... | ||
| Strother Martin | ... | ||
| Henry Jones | ... |
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Sheriff Bledsoe
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| Kenneth Mars | ... | ||
| Donnelly Rhodes | ... |
Macon
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Jody Gilbert | ... |
Large Woman
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Timothy Scott | ... |
News Carver
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Fireman
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Charles Dierkop | ... |
Flat Nose Curry
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 October 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$102,308,900 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Campanile Productions, Newman-Foreman Company See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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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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On the first day of shooting, involving the train robbery scenes, Katharine Ross came to the set to watch. There were five cameras and only four operators, so the DP put her on the extra camera. He showed her how to operate it, and how to move it to get her shot. Director George Roy Hill was furious, but said nothing the whole day. At the end of the day, however, he banned her from the set except when she was working. See more »Goofs
After binding and gagging their sheriff friend, Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid 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. 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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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.