<P> Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman ( who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ) . Based loosely on fact , the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker , known as Butch Cassidy ( Paul Newman ) , and his partner Harry Longabaugh , the `` Sundance Kid '' ( Robert Redford ) , who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train robberies . The pair and Sundance 's lover , Etta Place ( Katharine Ross ) , flee to Bolivia in search of a more successful criminal career , where they meet their end . </P>
<P> Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman ( who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ) . Based loosely on fact , the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker , known as Butch Cassidy ( Paul Newman ) , and his partner Harry Longabaugh , the `` Sundance Kid '' ( Robert Redford ) , who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train robberies . The pair and Sundance 's lover , Etta Place ( Katharine Ross ) , flee to Bolivia in search of a more successful criminal career , where they meet their end . </P>
who directed butch cassidy and the sundance kid
who directed butch cassidy and the sundance kid
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill