Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American western directed by George Roy Hill, following the real outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known as Butch Cassidy, and Harry Longabaugh, known as the Sundance Kid, as their gang's train robberies draw a relentless posse and eventually push them to flee together with Sundance's companion Etta Place to Bolivia. Told with a wry, comic buddy chemistry between its two leads that was unusual for the western genre at the time, the film treats its outlaws with affectionate humor even as the net closes around them. It was a major critical and commercial success, was selected for the National Film Registry in 2003, and its screenplay by William Goldman is widely regarded as one of the best written in American film history.
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How successful was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when it was released?
It was the highest-grossing film of 1969.
It was extremely popular at the box office and became the highest-grossing film of 1969. The film made the teaming of Paul Newman and Robert Redford legendary, although the two made only one more movie together, The Sting in 1973, which George Roy Hill also directed.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman.
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It was a major critical and commercial success, was selected for the National Film Registry in 2003, and its screenplay by William Goldman is widely regarded as one of the best written in American film history.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Original Score, no Musical
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Original Score, no Musical.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
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