Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a American
Western film that tells the story of bank robbers
Butch Cassidy (played by
Paul Newman) and his partner
The Sundance Kid (played by
Robert Redford). The film is only loosely based on historical fact, but it popularized the legends of these Western icons.
The film was directed by
George Roy Hill and produced at
20th Century Fox by
John Foreman from a
screenplay by
William Goldman. The music score was by
Burt Bacharach with song lyrics by
Hal David. Along with Newman and Redford, the film stars
Katharine Ross, and features
Strother Martin,
Henry Jones,
Jeff Corey,
Sam Elliott,
Cloris Leachman,
Ted Cassidy,
Kenneth Mars and
Donnelly Rhodes.