Cinematic background from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 - In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot Sundance Kid. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang.  Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.  Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1998.
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with long blonde hair is looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of people standing on top of a hill at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a suit and a bowler hat carrying suitcases while standing next to a woman; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a cowboy hat holding an old newspaper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man wearing a top hat looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with blood on his face and a man with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of men in suits and hats on a street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – Two people are standing in the middle of a field near a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat near a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – Two men wearing hats and one of them is wearing a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man holding a pair of scissors in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man leaning against a wall with his hand on his shoulder; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a cowboy hat is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a cowboy hat is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – Two men on horses in the middle of a river; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of men sitting on the side of a road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a uniform standing next to a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A crowd of people standing on a balcony at night; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of men sitting next to each other on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a cowboy hat is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a hat and a brown jacket and a brown horse; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man wearing a hat standing next to a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with long blonde hair and a man with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A woman and a man are standing on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A black and white photo of a man in a hat looking in the mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man wearing a cowboy hat in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of men in hats and jackets standing in a dark room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a suit and tie drinking a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A shirtless man holding a knife and a banana; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of men standing next to each other holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man flying through the air while riding a skateboard; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man's face with a candle in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a brown shirt and a blond boy in a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – An old man with a beard wearing a cowboy hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with a hat and a horse in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a hat and a jacket standing in the sand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with blue eyes and a cowboy hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – Two men sitting at a dinner table holding hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a man in a cowboy hat; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a black hat holding two playing cards; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a suit and a hat is standing in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – An old photo of a church with a large eye in the background; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man wearing a vest and tie in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A train on the tracks in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man and a woman laying in a bed together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man kneeling down in front of a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – An old photo of a horse drawn carriage in the street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man and a woman in a cage; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with a hat and a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A train traveling down train tracks next to a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – An old photo of a man standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man and a woman standing next to each other on top of a cliff; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – Two men are laying on the ground in the desert; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a cowboy hat standing next to another man in a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a cowboy hat is looking at something; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a suit and a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man holding a gun while wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in the water with a hat on; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with a hat and a gun in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – An old photo of a man in a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man wearing a hat and a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man wearing a hat standing next to a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man in a cowboy hat and another man in a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man leaning against a wall in an alley; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – An old photo of a woman's face and a horse and carriage; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A man with a mustache wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – An old brick building on the side of a train track; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A person sitting on a porch at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), directed by George Roy Hill – A group of people standing next to an old train; Extreme Wide shot, High angle