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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman.Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known as Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), and his partner Harry Longabaugh, the "Sundance Kid" (Robert Redford), who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train ...
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Directed by George Roy Hill. With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin. In 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. After considering their options, they ...
- George Roy Hill
- 2 min
- Butch Cassidy grew up in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints family in Utah. Few criminals have reaped as much goodwill – in life and death – as Cassidy.
- Cassidy's pseudonym was inspired by a cattle rustler. While working on a nearby cattle ranch as a teenager, Robert met a man who would alter the course of his life forever.
- Cassidy met the Sundance Kid after a stint in jail. Cassidy, “a big dumb kid who liked to joke” according to friend Josie Bassett, continued his life of crime.
- Thanks to Cassidy's thorough planning, the Wild Bunch pulled off many successful robberies. Cassidy and the Wild Bunch’s notoriety grew as they racked up a staggering average of $35,000 per robbery.
The Sundance Kid is seated first on the left (the "Fort Worth five" photo) Click a person for more information.Click elsewhere on the image for a larger image. Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 – November 7, 1908), better known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch in the American Old West.
The Sundance Kid (Harry Longbaugh) Katharine Ross. Etta Place. Strother Martin. Percy Garris. Henry Jones. Bike Salesman. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. The true story of fast-draws and wild rides ...
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- George Roy Hill
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- Paul Newman
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Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford), the leaders of the famous Hole in the Wall Gang, are planning another bank robbery. As they return to their hideout in Hole-in-the-Wall, they find out that the gang has selected a new leader, Harvey Logan. He challenges Butch to a knife fight, which Butch wins, using a ruse.
Feb 11, 2014 · In an era in which cold-blooded killers such as Jesse James and the Younger Brothers terrorized the American West, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and their Wild Bunch gang took a smart and ...
