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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 ...
- $102.3 million (North America)
- Burt Bacharach
- $6 million
- John Foreman
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 escape to South America.
- 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.
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. He likely met Butch Cassidy (real name Robert Leroy Parker) during a hunting trip in 1883 or earlier. [citation needed] .
The true story of fast-draws and wild rides, battles with posses, train and bank robberies, a torrid love affair and a new lease on outlaw life in far away Bolivia.
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- George Roy Hill
- PG
- Paul Newman
Summaries. 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 escape to South America. Butch and Sundance are the two leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
