1969 · 111 min · PG

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Name: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Genre: Western, Crime, Drama
Released: 1969
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones

Directed by George Roy Hill · Western, Crime, Drama

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) is a Western film, directed by George Roy Hill set in Wyoming and Bolivia during the 1800s. It runs 111 minutes and is rated PG.

A western, with a darkly comic and melancholic tone. Themes of friendship run throughout.

Composer

Burt Bacharach

Cinematography

Conrad Hall

Cast

Paul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine RossStrother MartinHenry JonesJeff CoreyGeorge FurthCloris Leachman

The world of this film

Setting

Where

WyomingBolivia

Setting

Rural Wilderness

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Premise

Western

Themes

Friendship

Tone

Darkly ComicMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

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