Advantages: Great cinematography, Challenges the normal expectations of typical western Disadvantages: None
...lots of attractive scenery. However, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid still remains one of the most heart-felt and successful films of all time. In 1970, the film won 4 Oscars for "Best Cinematography", "Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture", "Best Music, Original Song" and "Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced". It later won 17 and was nominated for another 11 awards.
Butch Cassidy ... ...to raise a posse. Furthermore, Butch and Sundance, the villains in the film, are presented as heroes and the audience immediately begins to like them. They become our heroes as the film goes on.
The film starts as Butch Cassidy (Newman) and the Sundance Kid (Redford), the leaders of the famous Hole in the Wall Gang, meet each other after a long time and decide to rob the Union Pacific Flyer (a train transporting money) instead of banks like they ...
ExtraordinaryGirl 23.06.2008 (14.07.2008)
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Production Year: 1959 - Westerns - Director: Don Daves, Lee H. Katzin - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Pernell Roberts, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon Jr., Dan Blocker
(+) Riveting, four main stars, the score, the direction, where shall I stop? (-) None for me, although it's long and slow, which may not be your cup of tea