Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Director: George Roy Hill

Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katherine Ross

(20th Century Fox, 1969) Rated: PG

US DVD release date: 6 June 2006 (20th Century Fox)

[25 July 2006]

by Glenn McDonald

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Who Are Those Guys?

Historians and pulp comic fans knew their story, but most didn't. The enduring image of the affable outlaws was born in this classic 1969 film. That the story is fairly true to life is even more remarkable.

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