Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Special Edition

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	Paul Newman	Butch Cassidy
	Robert Redford	The Sundance Kid
	Katharine Ross	Etta Place
	Strother Martin	Percy Garris
	Henry Jones	Bike Salesman
	Jeff Corey	Sheriff Bledsoe
	George Furth	Woodcock
	Cloris Leachman	Agnes
	Ted Cassidy	Harvey Logan
	Kenneth Mars	Marshal
	Donnelly Rhodes	Macon
	Jody Gilbert	Large Woman
	Timothy Scott	News Carver
	Don Keefer	Fireman
	Charles Dierkop	Flat Nose Curry
	Pancho Córdova	Bank Manager
	Nelson Olmsted	Photographer
	Paul Bryar	Card Player #1
	Sam Elliott	Card Player #2
	Charles Akins	Bank Teller
	Eric Sinclair	Tiffany's Salesman
	Douglas Bank	Citizen
	Larry Barton	Citizen
	Rico Cattani	Bank Guard
	José Chávez	Bolivian Police Commander

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Director	George Roy Hill
Writer	William Goldman
Producer	John Foreman, Paul Monash, Paul Newman
Musician	Burt Bacharach
Photography	Conrad L. Hall

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Story Synopsis:
The 1969 Academy Award®-winner for Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Score and Original Song (“Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”), Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman as likeable outlaws who have grown tired of outrunning the law in the Old West. So, accompanied by Sundance’s girlfriend (Ross), they travel to Bolivia, learn the language of bank robbing and take another shot at success as “Bandidos Yanquis.”

DVD Picture:
The THX®-digitally mastered, anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a beautiful picture that opens with breathtaking monochromatic sepia toned images. As the movie progresses to full color, hues are nicely rendered. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered with excellent depth. Some scenes are a bit dark. Viewed alone, the DVD exhibits a crisp picture with occasional artifacts. Rarely does the picture show signs of its age. Some scenes are softly focused, but overall, the picture is quite sharp. Minor instances of pixelization are apparent.


Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 2.0 soundtrack is big fat mono. When ProLogic®-decoded, the audio is properly placed in the center channel. The sound is undistinguished and dated in fidelity, but seems to have been processed to minimize background noise.

DVD/Previously Reviewed LD Comparative Review:

The THX®-digitally mastered, anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a beautiful picture that opens with breathtaking monochromatic sepia toned images. As the movie progresses to full color, hues are nicely refined when compared to the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 12. Contrast and shadow delineation are improved over the LaserDisc, with deeper black levels and improved depth. Some scenes are a bit dark. Viewed alone, the DVD exhibits a crisp picture with occasional artifacts. Rarely does the picture show signs of its age. Some scenes are softly focused, but overall, the picture is quite sharp. Minor instances of pixelization are apparent.

The Dolby® Digital 2.0 soundtrack is big fat mono. When ProLogic®-decoded, the audio is properly placed in the center channel. The sound is undistinguished and dated in fidelity, but seems to have been processed to minimize background noise.


This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Cinematography

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