Charismatic duo Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) are the leaders of a band of daring outlaws in the Old West. As the country gradually becomes more civilised – and they rob one too many trains – they find themselves on the run from a special posse paid to hunt them down. Together with Sundance’s lover Etta Place (Katharine Ross), the pair hatch a plan to flee to Bolivia – initiating a thrilling tale of fast-draws, friendship, bank robberies and torrid love affairs as they make their way through vertiginous canyons and sweeping plains in pursuit of freedom.

Winner of four Academy Awards, revolutionary anti-Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid combined an unforeseen smorgasbord of talent in crafting its timeless charm. From its screenplay by William Goldman to its music by Burt Bacharach – including the iconic “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” – to its direction by George Roy Hill (The Sting), this note-perfect film is both steeped in nostalgia and centred upon a trio of decidedly modern anti-heroes who you just can’t help but adore. It also happens to be the film debut of Sam Elliott, who would go on to wed co-star Katharine Ross a few decades later.