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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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About 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill
Genres Western, biographical, buddy, comedy drama
Directed by George Roy Hill
Written by William Goldman
Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Cloris Leachman, Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Don Keefer, Charles Dierkop, Ted Cassidy
Music Burt Bacharach
Runtime 105 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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