Synopsis
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot Sundance Kid. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1998.
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Cast
- Paul NewmanButch Cassidy
- Robert RedfordSundance Kid
- Katharine RossEtta Place
- Strother MartinPercy Garris
- Henry JonesBike Salesman
- Jeff CoreySheriff Ray Bledsoe
- George FurthWoodcock
- Cloris LeachmanAgnes
- Ted CassidyHarvey Logan
- Kenneth MarsMarshal
Recommendations
- 100
Empire
Note-perfect performances, a screenplay steeped in both nostalgia and a timely sense of insight, and anti-heroes you can't help but love. - 100
The Telegraph
It's hard to imagine now just how astonishing it was to interrupt the action with a sun-lit frolic on a new-fangled bicycle as the whimsical Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head burbles away in the background. - 100
The Hollywood Reporter
It is a great film and will be an exceptionally popular and profitable one. - 88
ReelViews
The movie is jovial without being silly; it retains the sense of adventure that characterizes the Western, but replaces the often somber mood with one that is airy and, at times, almost comedic. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
Butch Cassidy's winking awareness of its own cinematic nature (from the opening "silent movie" train robbery to the famous closing freeze frame) and witty banter give the story a degree of charm and exuberance. - 80
Variety
Action dwells upon the misadventures of the pair as they pursue the outlaw trail, but more importantly, packs the type of fast movement the title indicates. - 70
The New York Times
The over-all production is very handsome, and the performances fine, especially Newman, Redford, and Miss Ross, who must be broadly funny and straight, almost simultaneously. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
This good movie is buried beneath millions of dollars that were spent on "production values" that wreck the show.
