The film stars two Oscar winners.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 23 January) is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the legendary 1969 Western.
The buddy film revolves around Butch Cassidy (Oscar-winner Robert Redford) and the Sundance Kid (Oscar-winner Paul Newman), a pair of outlaws living in 1890s Wyoming as the West becomes rapidly civilised.
Pursued by a posse after a string of robberies, the duo – along with the Sundance Kid’s lover Etta Place (Katharine Ross) – decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.
Based loosely on true events, the movie is now considered an all-time classic thanks to the chemistry between its two stars, the film’s music from Burt Bacharach and its iconic ending.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is airing on TV tonight on BBC Four at 8pm.
It’s also available to stream on Disney+.
Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:
The Transporter – Film4 – 9pm
In this action flick, Jason Statham is… the transporter.
Hitch – Comedy Central – 9pm
In this hit rom-com, Will Smith stars as a smooth-talking “date doctor” who helps men woo women, but soon finds himself trying to woo a lady himself.
Beverly Hills Cop II – ITV4 – 9pm
The great Tony Scott helms this stylish action comedy sequel.
Ordeal by Innocence – Sky Arts – 9pm
The ’80s Agatha Christie adaptation starring Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer and Sarah Miles.
Wanted: Dead or Alive – Legend – 9pm
An ’80s Rutger Hauer-led action flick.
Zulu – Legend Xtra – 9pm
This acclaimed ’60s British war film gave future two-time Oscar winner Michael Caine his first major role.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – BBC Four – 10.30pm
Paul Newman stars again in this beloved ’50s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ hit play.
The Lawnmower Man – Sky Sci-Fi – 10.40pm
The ’90s sci-fi horror with Pierce Brosnan that was very, very loosely based on a Stephen King short story – so loosely in fact that it led to a lawsuit.
Starred Up – Film4 – 10.50pm
In this terrific prison drama, a 19-year-old (Jack O’Connell) winds up in jail alongside his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn)
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