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Dec 28, 2002 · George Roy Hill, who directed Paul Newman and Robert Redford in two of their biggest hits -- "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting" -- died Friday in his New York City apartment.
George Roy Hill won the best director Oscar for 1973's The Sting, which reunited the stellar acting team of Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who first came together in Hill's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a hit film released in 1969. Both films landed on the list of top ten grossing films of all time, making Hill the first director to have ...
Jan 3, 2024 · Released: 1969. Directed by: George Roy Hill. In the classic Western film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, we follow the lives of two charismatic outlaws, Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and The Sundance Kid (Robert Redford). The duo forms the core of the notorious 'Hole in the Wall' Gang, known for their audacious bank and train robberies.
Dec 30, 2002 · Sun 29 Dec 2002 19.30 EST. Few Hollywood directors have achieved such fame and success as the Oscar-winner George Roy Hill, who has died in Manhattan aged 81. Even fewer enjoyed such eminence for ...
Dec 25, 2023 · In his book The Films of George Roy Hill, Andrew Horton describes Hill’s approach to The Sting as “both a period piece and a variation on a film genre.” Taking inspiration from early ...
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 ...
The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters ( Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw ). [2] The film was directed by George Roy Hill, [3] who had previously directed Newman and Redford in the Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969 ...
