Paul Newman is Butch Cassidy and Robert Redford is the Sundance Kid in this 1969 western. Based loosely on fact,...
Paul Newman is Butch Cassidy and Robert Redford is the Sundance Kid in this 1969 western. Based loosely on fact, it follows the infamous outlaws' final few months as they flee the American law and head to Bolivia in search of a more lucrative criminal career.
Set in the 1890s, Butch – the quick-witted leader of their outlaw gang – and his closest companion, the dead-shot Sundance, attempt a robbery of yet another train. Anticipating the hijack, the railroad boss hires the best trackers in the business to finally end the crime spree. After being tailed for miles, Butch and Sundance decide it's time to try their luck in South America. Taking Sundance’s lover (Katharine Ross) with them, their new life in Bolivia is cut short when the trackers finally catch up with them.
The winner of four Academy Awards, this marked the first teaming of stars Newman and Redford with director George Roy Hill. They would reunite again for 1973’s The Sting.
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89 %61 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
92 %71,399 reviewsAudience score rating
"It has weathered splendidly, and we can enjoy it as a movie of its time as much anything else..."
The Guardian"The performances (are) fine, especially Newman, Redford and Miss Ross... They succeed even if the movie does not."
The New York Times"Alas, the... film is slow and disappointing. This despite the fact that it contains several good laughs and three sound performances."
Roger Ebert"It's simple as hell. There's barely any plot. It's at least two kinds of period pieces, the first being the period in which the vaguely true-life story is set, the second being 1968..."
Stuff"You have to admire the craft and assurance of the thing even as its artificiality hits you in the face."
Chicago Reader"Note-perfect performances, a screenplay steeped in both nostalgia and a timely sense of insight, and anti-heroes you can't help but love..."
Empire Magazine"Paul Newman’s Butch is probably the most genial character ever portrayed on the big screen."
Film Threat"Almost everything about the manner in which the story unfolds is wholly fanciful – and that's what makes it such great entertainment."
The Telegraph"Ross' stiff performance as the Kid's paramour, Etta Place... is more than offset by the wonderful supporting cast and, especially, the chemistry between the stars."
TV Guide"Strother Martin is outstanding as the manager of the Bolivian Tin mines..."
Hollywood ReporterButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Details
Award winner- Best Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score and Song at the 1970 Academy Awards. Winner of 9 BAFTA Awards 1971, including Best Film, Director, Actor (Redford), Actress and (Ross).
- Runtime
- 106
- Genre
- Adventure, True Story & Biography, Western
- Country of origin
- USA
