“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”

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George Roy Hill, the versatile director whose Hollywood movies included "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting," which won Academy Awards for best film and best director. "Just as I play nothing but Bach for pleasure, so do I read nothing but history for pleasure, Hill said in a 1975 interview in The New York Times Magazine. "I like to be able to sit back and pick out the most fascinating facets of an era. The film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was directed by George Roy Hill in 1969 based on the historical fact. This story is about two main characters, Butch Cassidy, a clever and talkative leader, and the Sundance Kid, who is a close partner of Butch and a good shooter. They rob trains successfully, but finally escape from lawmen to flee to Bolivia to start a new life by robbing banks. This film won Oscars for original screenplay (William Goldman), original score (Burt Bacharach), best song ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," by Mr. Bacharach and Hal David) and cinematography (Conrad L. Hall). Hill shows in his movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," the western with wildness and civilization vividly by sophisticated cinematography, unique plat and characters, and wonderful soundtrack. In this film, one of the points that is rated highly is its advanced cinematography by Conrad L. Hall. In the first scene of the film when Butch goes to the bank, Butch’s coolness is showed by the use of sepia tones and close-up-shot. Because of these choices, viewers feel his seriousness and think about what may happen. In addition, at the end of the story when Butch and Sundance face their enemy, Hall again uses sepia tones, and their strong friendship and bravery were depicted clearly. In another scene, Sundance talks with a guy after playing poker, and the effect of sepia tones and close-up shot makes audiences appreciate the feeling of tension during

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