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Paul Newman | ... | ||
Robert Redford | ... | ||
Katharine Ross | ... | ||
Strother Martin | ... | ||
Henry Jones | ... | ||
Jeff Corey | ... | ||
George Furth | ... | ||
Cloris Leachman | ... | ||
Ted Cassidy | ... | ||
Kenneth Mars | ... | ||
Donnelly Rhodes | ... | ||
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Jody Gilbert | ... |
Large Woman
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Timothy Scott | ... |
News Carver
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Don Keefer | ... |
Fireman
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Charles Dierkop | ... |
Flat Nose Curry
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Butch and Sundance are the two leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch is all ideas, Sundance is all action and skill. The west is becoming civilized and when Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a special posse begins trailing them no matter where they run. Over rock, through towns, across rivers, the group is always just behind them. When they finally escape through sheer luck, Butch has another idea, "Let's go to Bolivia". Based on the exploits of the historical characters. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
OK, for those of you who aren't sure whether "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" is a good, or even great movie, just do the following:
Scroll up to "memorable quotes". Go on, do it and then read what follows. I'll be right here when you get back.
Finished? Did you read those lines? THAT, my friends, that and the fact they are spoken by some great actors is what makes this film so wonderful. They are perfectly balanced between being funny, endearing and also revealing about the characters. There's genuine emotion and warmth in a lot of that.
Conrad Hall, George Roy Hill, Burt Bacharach et al all contributed marvelously but I love the cast; such quality and for some of them, in small, but memorable roles: George Furth, Ted Cassidy, Kenneth Mars, Strother Martin, Katherine Ross and the stars at the top; Newman and Redford who did perfect justice to Goldman's script.