On September 23, 1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as a team of bank
robbers in the Old West, premiered in New York City.

The film was a commercial and critical success, receiving seven
Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director)
and winning in the categories of Best Screenplay (William
Goldman), Best Song (Burt Bacharach’s “Raindrops Keep
Falling on My Head”), Best Score and Best Cinematography.

The February 2020 issue of New York Magazine lists Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as among "the Best Movies
that Lost Best Picture at the Oscars."