Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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| - | A '''freeze frame shot''' is used when one shot is printed in a single [[Film frame|frame]] several times, in order to make an interesting illusion of a [[still photography|still photograph]]. Hong Kong director [[John Woo]] also makes extensive use of freeze frames shots, usually to gain a better focus on to a character's facial expression or emotion at a critical scene. | ||
| - | Freeze Frame is also a drama medium term used in which, during a live performance, the actors/actresses will freeze at a particualar, pre-meditated time, to enhance a particular scene, or to show an important moment in the play/production. The image can then be further enhanced by spoken word, in which each character tells their personal thoughts regarding the situation, giving the audience further insight into the meaning, plot or hidden story of the play/production/scene. This is known as thought tracking, another Drama Medium. | + | '''''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid''''' is a [[1969 in film|1969]] American [[Western film]] that tells the story of bank robber [[Butch Cassidy]] (played by [[Paul Newman]]) and his partner [[Harry Longabaugh|The Sundance Kid]] (played by [[Robert Redford]]). The film is only loosely based on historical fact, but it popularized the legends of these Western icons. |
| - | A very memorable Freeze Frame is the end of [[François Truffaut]]'s ''[[The 400 Blows]]'', a New Wave Film from [[1959]]. Director [[George Roy Hill]] frequently made use of the Freeze Frame short when depicting the death of a character, as in ''[[The World According to Garp]]'' (1982) and in the memorable ending to the classic [[Western (genre)|western]] ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' (1969), with [[Paul Newman]] and [[Robert Redford]] | + | The film was directed by [[George Roy Hill]] and produced at [[20th Century Fox]] by [[John Foreman]] from a [[screenplay]] by [[William Goldman]]. The music score was by [[Burt Bacharach]] with song lyrics by [[Hal David]]. Along with Newman and Redford, the film stars [[Katharine Ross]], and features [[Strother Martin]], [[Henry Jones (actor)|Henry Jones]], [[Jeff Corey]], [[Sam Elliott]], [[Cloris Leachman]], [[Ted Cassidy]], [[Kenneth Mars]] and [[Donnelly Rhodes]]. |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film that tells the story of bank robber Butch Cassidy (played by Paul Newman) and his partner The Sundance Kid (played by Robert Redford). The film is only loosely based on historical fact, but it popularized the legends of these Western icons.
The film was directed by George Roy Hill and produced at 20th Century Fox by John Foreman from a screenplay by William Goldman. The music score was by Burt Bacharach with song lyrics by Hal David. Along with Newman and Redford, the film stars Katharine Ross, and features Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Jeff Corey, Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Ted Cassidy, Kenneth Mars and Donnelly Rhodes.
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