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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Before the fame when fun was the name of the game.

19795.01h 51m

Overview

Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, soon to be known as The Sundance Kid. This is the 'prequel' of how they met, their first clumsy robberies, the heroic dangers that abound them together, the secret that nearly tore them apart, and the impossible train heist that made them notorious for life. Saddle up and ride with the showdowns, shootouts, bad guys and good times in the days before the fame when fun was the name of the game.

Directed by Richard Lester
Written by William Goldman, Allan Burns
Produced by Steven Bach, William Goldman, Gabriel Katzka
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Top Cast

William Katt

William Katt

Sundance Kid

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Butch Cassidy

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Ray Bledsoe

John Schuck

John Schuck

Harvey Logan

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Michael C. Gwynne

Mike Cassidy

Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Joe Le Fors

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

O.C. Hanks

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Bill Carver

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Mary

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

Jack the Bartender

Themes & Keywords

wyoming, usaoutlawprequelgunfight19th century

About Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days is a western, comedy film released in 1979 exploring themes of wyoming, usa, outlaw, prequel, gunfight, 19th century. Directed by Richard Lester, it stars William Katt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Corey. Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, soon to be known as The Sundance Kid. This is the 'prequel' of how they met, their first clumsy robberies, the heroic dangers that abound them together, the secret that nearly tore them apart, and the impossible train heist that made them notorious for life. Saddle up and ride with the showdowns, shootouts, bad guys and good times in the days before the fame when fun was the name of the game.

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