In 1899 Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever, talkative leader of the outlaw Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot "Sundance Kid". The two … See more

• Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy
• Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid
• Katharine Ross as Etta Place See more

Screenplay
William Goldman first came across the story of Butch Cassidy in the late 1950s and researched … See more

Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote the song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" for the film. Some felt the song had the wrong tone for a Western, but George Roy Hill insisted on its … See more

Premieres
The world premiere of the film was on September 23, 1969, at the Roger Sherman Theater, in See more

Box office
The film grossed $82,625 in its opening week from two theatres in New York City. The following week it expanded and became the … See more

Over time, major American movie reviewers have been widely favorable. The film holds an 89% "Certified Fresh" rating on See more