Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Based very loosely on the lives of the real life outlaws of the same name this film from director George Roy Hill stars Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross. After years of robbing the rail road two outlaws are chased out of the country.
If anything what this film is about is friendship and character as it is not very historically accurate or especially serious. What makes this film is the comedic slant and performance of the two lead actors. Like many of the great westerns there are hints of the end of the west as Butch and Sundance are no longer tolerated but pursued by the faceless LeFors. There are some really great lines, stunning scenery and a soundtrack that although completely anachronistic is strangely fitting.
4/5
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