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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid [DVD] [1969]

Paul Newman (Actor), Robert Redford (Actor), George Roy Hill (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over | Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones
  • Directors: George Roy Hill
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Aug 2001
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005KK3J
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,656 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Dating from 1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has never lost its popularity or its unusual appeal as a star-driven Western that tinkers with the genre's conventions and comes up with something both terrifically entertaining and--typical of its period--a tad paranoid. Paul Newman plays the legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy as an eternal optimist and self-styled visionary, conjuring dreams of banks just ripe for the picking all over the world. Robert Redford is his more level-headed partner, the sharp-shooting Sundance Kid. The film, written by William Goldman (The Princess Bride) and directed by George Roy Hill (The Sting), basically begins as a freewheeling story about robbing trains but soon becomes a chase as a relentless posse--always seen at a great distance like some remote authority--forces Butch and Sundance into the hills and, finally, Bolivia. Weakened a little by feel-good inclinations (a scene involving bicycle tricks and the song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" is sort of Hollywood flower power), the film maintains an interesting tautness, and the chemistry between Redford and Newman is rare. (A factoid: Newman first offered the Sundance part to Jack Lemmon.) --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

On the DVD: This anamorphic widescreen print of the 2.35:1 Panavision original looks marvellously crisp, highlighting the sepia tinting and washed-out, over-exposed look of the film nicely and making the best of the deep focus cinematography. The mono soundtrack sounds clean and clear in Dolby 2.0. The commentary track is hosted by documentary-maker Robert Crawford with contributions from George Roy Hill, cinematographer Conrad Hall, and lyricist Hal David (who chips in during the "Raindrops" sequence). The 40-minute documentary dates from 1968 and is narrated by director Hill, who talks in detail about the making-of process, comments on his relationship with the three principals (Katharine Ross was the difficult one apparently), and adds little nuggets such as how they sprayed the bull's testicles to make him charge at the end of the bicycle scene. Also included are a series of absorbing 1994 interviews with all the main players: Newman, Redford, Ross, writer William Goldman, and composer Burt Bacharach. Trailers, Production Notes and an Alternate Credit Roll complete an attractive package. --Mark Walker

Product Description

DVD Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Director George Roy Hill, lyricist Hal David, Associate Producer Robert Crawford and Cinematographer Conrad Hall
Seven Interview Clips, including contributions from Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Burt Bacharach, William Goldman and Katherine Ross
40-minute Documentary--The Making of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
Three Theatrical Trailers
Alternative Credit Roll
Production Notes
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Ratio: 2.35:1 widescreen (enhanced for 16:9 TVs)
Sound: 2.0 Mono
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A joyous, funny, beautiful hymn to the outlaw. 29 Jun 2000
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid clasps hands with the French New Wave and waltzes it off to the rugged Utah mountains. Centered on the triangular relationship between the ever-charming Butch, monosyllabic, fast-shooting Sundance and the melancholy, haunting Etta Place, one look at this picture tells you more than three years at any film school could about film-making. For beginners, the tough, lyrical screenplay relies on visuals rather than dialogue to tell the tale. Researched from the obscure, true story by the soon-to-be-legendary Bill Goldman, it seduces and delights with economy and humour. And don't forget, for a film of this kind there is almost no shooting, no melodrama and, perhaps bravest of all, two heroes that actually run away. And yet never does the film drag. The fast, zooming cinematography is drenched in the golden haze of the Wasatch mountains, before it shifts via sepia stills to the hostile Bolivian hills and the inevitable denouement. Throughout, the action is accompanied by the unusual, unforgettable and now classic Burt Bacharach soundtrack.

The work satisfies on every level, but is transformed into something extraordinary by the restrained, charmed performances of Redford, Newman and Ross. It launched a thousand imitators, but no equals. Rarely does Hollywood deliver such gold, so see it and fall in love, like Butch and Sundance, with an era that really never was.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Worthy DVD 4 Mar 2007
By Jonathan Hayward
Format:DVD
A fine DVD of the classic western famous for the witty by-play between Newman and Redford and the luminous photography by the distingushed Conrad Hall,this has some interesting extras,most of all a rarely-seen documentary of the film with fascinating behind the scenes footage, narrated by the director George Roy Hill.PARENTS BE WARNED!! though;Hill comes out with a few choice expletives during his commentary,so it should not be shown to young children.The DVD notes should've made this clearer,but barring this minor quibble it's an excellent all-round package of one of Hollywood's best remembered westerns.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars great package for any fans of the original film 24 Sep 2001
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Besides the film itself, which is in better quality then the VHS version, you get a documentary by the director explaining how the key scenes in the film were made. Also the original film with commentry by those involved in making it with some especially interesting comments by Conrad Hall on how he lit and shot it. Although parts of the commentary are interesting, at times you wonder whether they ran out of things to say about the film and just start telling very long anecdotes like a fencing match between the director and Robert Redford!! There are interviews with the the writer, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Katharine Ross and Burt Bacharach which are interesting. All this together with the ability to go to those classic scenes within the film make this a superb buy for anyone who is a fan of this cult movie.

Steve Pearce, UK

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Gold
I first saw this at the cinema in 1969. It is one of my all time favourite films - and I am not a great fan of Westerns. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DVD & service.
DVD arrived within a week from order. Excellent film. Thoroughly recommend this film - great action and entertainment for the whole family.
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