# Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)

> A warm, lightly comic western prequel charts how two very different frontier outlaws become the legendary Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23530

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Western, Comedy
- Director: Richard Lester
- Cast: William Katt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Corey, John Schuck, Michael C. Gwynne, Peter Weller, Brian Dennehy, Christopher Lloyd
- TMDB rating: 5.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078919/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, warm, droll, lazy sunday, classic western night

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