Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ; : The French connection ; The hustler

Resource Information

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Label

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ; : The French connection ; The hustler

Title remainder

The French connection ; The hustler

Statement of responsibility

Twentieth Century Fox

Contributor

• Corey, Jeff, 1914-2002
• Friedkin, William
• Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987
• Hackman, Gene
• Hill, George Roy, 1921-2002
• Laurie, Piper, 1932-
• Lo Bianco, Tony
• Martin, Strother, 1919-1980
• Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
• Redford, Robert
• Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994
• Ross, Katharine, 1940-
• Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966
• Scheider, Roy
• Scott, George C., 1927-1999
• Tevis, Walter S
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Subject

• Billiard parlors -- United States -- Drama
• Cassidy, Butch, 1866- -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Drug control -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Western films
• Western plays
• Brigands and robbers -- United States -- Drama
• Drug traffic -- Drama
• Feature films
• Gambling -- United States -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.), Police Department -- Drama
• Pool (Game) -- United States -- Drama
• Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Comedy films
• trueDrama
• Feature films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Western films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Blends adventure, romance and comedy to tell the story of the West's most likeable outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, as they set out for Bolivia with the law on their heels
• The French connection: Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France
• The Hustler: An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom pool halls gets a real chance at fame when he faces the legendary Minnesota Fats in a personal competition

Related

• Hustler
• French connection

Member of

• Hustler (Motion picture : 1961)

Awards note

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Academy Awards (1969): Best cinematography, best original score, best song, best screenplay
• The French connection: Academy Awards (1971): Best picture, actor (Hackman), film editing, adopted screenplay
• The Hustler: Academy Awards (1961): Best picture, directing, actor (Newman), supporting actors (Gleason and Scott), Actress (Laurie), adapted screenplay, art direction (b&w), cinematography

Cataloging source

AZFX8

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Written by William Goldman ; produced by John Foreman ; directed by George Roy Hill ; director of photography, Conrad Hall; editors, John C. Howard, Richard C. Meyer; music, Burt Bacharach
• The French connection: Screenplay by Ernest Tidyman ; produced by Philip D'Antoni ; directed by William Friedkin ; music, Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg
• The Hustler: Screenplay by Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen ; produced and directed by Robert Rossen

Intended audience

MPAA ratings: PG (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) ; R (The French connection) ; Not rated (The Hustler)

Language note

In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Jeff Corey, Henry Jones
• The French connection: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi
• The Hustler: Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Jackie Gleason, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton

Runtime

379

Target audience

general

Technique

live action