Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid film review

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

(1969)

Director George Roy Hill's freewheeling, Oscar-winning comic western was one of the biggest box-office hits in the genre's history. It features the unforgettable pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford, whose exhilarating performances turn the ruthless real-life desperados of fact into lovable rogues and, ultimately, tragic heroes. Some of the credit must go to the Oscar-winning trio of William Goldman, Conrad Hall and Burt Bacharach for the witty script, luminous photography and jaunty score respectively, but all of the charm of this ever-popular picture lies with the charismatic outlaws. The adventure was made in a vintage year for the western, with The Wild Bunch and True Grit joining it among the releases, and in many ways it's the genre's equivalent to Bonnie and Clyde. DP

Contains violence, swearing.

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Running time

105min

Country of origin

Genre

Western Comedy Drama

Original language

English

Screenplay

William Goldman

Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

UK cinema certificate




awards information


	Award	Category	Name	Nominee/Winner

	Academy 1969	Best Picture		Nominee
	Academy 1969	Directing	George Roy Hill	Nominee
	Academy 1969	Writing (Story and Screenplay based on material not previously published or produced)	William Goldman	Winner
	BFAA 1970	Best Actor	Paul Newman	Nominee
	BFAA 1970	Best Actor	Robert Redford	Winner
	BFAA 1970	Best Actress	Katharine Ross	Winner
	BFAA 1970	Best Director	George Roy Hill	Winner
	BFAA 1970	Best Film		Winner
	BFAA 1970	Best Screenplay	William Goldman	Winner