Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | |
| Director(s) | George Roy Hill |
| Producer(s) | John Foreman, Paul Monash (executive), Paul Newman (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Western |
| Top Topics | Outlaws, Wild West |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Overview:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was a Adventure - Western Film directed by George Roy Hill and produced by John Foreman, Paul Newman and Paul Monash.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2003.
Academy Awards 1969 --- Ceremony Number 42 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Conrad Hall | Won |
| Best Director | George Roy Hill | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Burt Bacharach | Won |
| Best Picture | John Foreman, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | William Goldman | Won |
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Bridging Old Hollywood and New: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
By The Lady Eve on Oct 17, 2019 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeThis post is my entry for the Classic Movie Blog Association's Fall 2019 Blogathon. This year we're honoring the CMBA's 10th anniversary with "The Anniversary Blogathon" and participating member bloggers are celebrating all manner of classic film and classic film-related anniversaries. Click here fo... Read full article
Review: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 3, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsDespite my general reluctance to say that the Western in its classical form was on the way out, it’s hard not to make such an assertion looking at the landscape of the late 1960s. The Wild Bunch is a common marker of the seismic shift leading to the complete obliteration of the classic western... Read full article
Review: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 3, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsDespite my general reluctance to say that the Western in its classical form was on the way out, it’s hard not to make such an assertion looking at the landscape of the late 1960s. The Wild Bunch is a common marker of the seismic shift leading to the complete obliteration of the classic western... Read full article
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, George Roy Hill)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 27, 2016 From The Stop ButtonButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opens with a sepia-toned silent film newsreel. It’s exposition, but also contrast. The silent images of a daring train robbery distract from reading the film’s accompanying opening titles. When the film itself starts, it’s just as sepia-toned. Onl... Read full article
The Making of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
By Amanda Garrett on Jan 15, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) starring Katharine Ross, Paul Newman, and Robert Redford is coming to movie theaters across the U.S. next week. TCM and Fathom Events are bringing Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) to movie theaters this Sunday (Jan. 17) and Wednesday (Jan. 20). ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Butch Cassidy: I can't help you, Sundance.
Butch Cassidy: [singing] Don't ever hit your mother with a shovel. It will leave a dull impression on her mind.
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Facts about
Near the end of the movie there is a tribute to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Butch and Sundance are "caught" by a kid in the village who recognizes the brand on the rump of the gray mule that they have taken. The brand the kid sees is exactly the same as the brand that a kid in "Treasure" sees on seemingly the same gray mule and then runs to seemingly the same police station to report the theft.
According to screenwriter William Goldman, his screenplay originally was entitled "The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy." Both Steve McQueen and Paul Newman read the script at approximately the same time, and agreed to do it, with McQueen playing the Sundance Kid. When McQueen dropped out, the names reversed in the title, as Newman was a superstar.
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