The Best Western Movies Ever Made
Butch cassidy and the sundance kid (1969)
Robert Redford and Paul Newman were the main reason people rushed to theaters to see this western. Because of this, $6 million of the estimated cost of production gave a $102.3 million return. The story about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid became another blockbuster.
Movie Plot: Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.
- Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
- Rated: PG
- Released: 24 Sep 1969 in USA
- Runtime: 110 min
- Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin
- BoxOffice: $102,308,889
- Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 15 nominations.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was Written by William Goldman and directed by George Roy Hill and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Campanile.
8.0/10 IMDB Rating
90% Rotten Tomatoes
66/100 Metacritic
90% Rotten Tomatoes
66/100 Metacritic
