Robert RedfordOne of the most emblematic stars in the history of films – plus an Oscar -winning director, a political and environmental activist, and perhaps the most vocal and active supporter of independent cinema – died this morning at the age of 89. While cinema fans mourn the death of one of the best for you to have in front of Redford films, or anywhere on a camera? Well, you could do much worse than starting with Butch Cassidy and The Sundance KidWithout doubt the best Redford film and one of the best films ever made.
However, this should not remove anything from the rest of the Redford cannon. All the men of the presidentin which Redford and Dustin Hoffman Playing journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they break the history of the Watergate scandal, is one of the important canonical films. And films like Naturalness And The way we were Always have a recognizable cultural impact, decades after their release. Redford even appeared in the two best films of Marvel cinematographic universe (Captain America: The Winter Soldier And Avengers: end of game) Just to prove that he was so good that he could even make a brand in superhero films.
Why is “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” one of the best films of all time?
Speaking of cultural impact, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kidis undeniable. To start, it was a stars film for Redford, who played a legendary Harry Longabaugh (alias the Sundance Kid) Paul Newman (A massive star in its own right at the time) as Butch Cassidy. The film also inspired the name of Redford Sundance InstituteA non -profit organization that supports independent filmmakers, and Sundance Institute in turn inspired the name of the Film Festival Sundancewhich is the biggest independent film festival in the United States. The film also presented the song “The rain drops continue to fall on my head,” One of the most famous cinema songs ever written. In fact, it is so famous that its popularity has long transcended the film it has come.
But as for Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid He himself, the film follows the two eponymous outlaws such as the law and the end of the Old West Days of the free wheel pursue them tirelessly. Partly western, partly film Buddy and partly tragedy, the film continues while Cassidy and Sundance are forced to go on run after a few sloppy flights and find themselves in Bolivia, where life as an outlaw is no less complicated in America. The whole thing is carried by the performances of Redford and Newman, which joke and ironize throughout the heartbreaking journey – until the famous moment of the film.
The film remains somewhat dividing among eminent criticisms (Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert did not hate it), but it keeps 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, at least partially due to subsequent reassessments which take into account its now iconic status. The capture, as there is one, is that the film is not on Netflix or any other major streamers, so The only way to see Butch Cassidy and the Kid These days, it’s renting it on your favorite VOD platform (or buy it on a disc). Of course, for all that Robert Redford has made for Hollywood, you can probably save a few dollars to see his best film.
- Release date
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September 24, 1969
- Execution time
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111 minutes
- Director
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George Roy Hill
- Writers
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William Goldman
