Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 film by George Roy Hill · Released 1969
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 robberies. The pair and Sundance's lover, Etta Place (Katharine Ross), flee to Bolivia to escape the posse. The film was released on September 24, 1969, and while initial reviews from critics were lukewarm, it has since seen a positive retrospective reappraisal.
Cast ages at release (1969)
- Paul Newman, as Butch Cassidy: 43–44
- Robert Redford, as the Sundance Kid: 32–33
- Katharine Ross, as Etta Place: 28–29
- Henry Jones, as Bike Salesman: 56–57
- Cloris Leachman, as Agnes: 42–43
- Ted Cassidy, as Harvey Logan: 36–37
- Kenneth Mars, as Marshal: 33–34
- Sam Elliott, as Card Players: 24–25
- Strother Martin, as Percy Garris: 49–50
- George Furth, as Woodcock: 36–37
- Donnelly Rhodes, as Macon: 31–32
- Jeff Corey, as Sheriff Bledsoe: 54–55
- Timothy Scott, as "News" Carver: 31–32
- Enrique Lucero, as Bolivian Guard: 48–49
- Charles Dierkop, as Flat Nose Curry: 32–33
- Pancho Córdova, as Bank Manager: 52–53
- Paul Bryar, as Card Players: 58–59
- Jody Gilbert, as Large Woman on Train: 52–53