The Legend of Butch & Sundance "DVD Talk"s Paul Mavis called the film "an engaging comedy romance oater that holds up quite nicely against its more famous cinematic inspiration. Too bad this didn't sell into a series; that's a missed opportunity." "Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films"s Michael R. Pitts reviewed the film with "Lame plotted TV movie lacks historical background but does have good photography." The Legend of Butch & Sundance The Legend of Butch & Sundance is a 2004 television film directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Butch Cassidy receives a pardon after being incarcerated for a
Butch Cassidy captured in Knoxville, Tennessee with Laura Bullion. On December 13, during another shootout, Kid Curry killed Knoxville policemen William Dinwiddle and Robert Saylor and then escaped. Despite being pursued by Pinkerton agents and other law enforcement officials, Curry returned to Montana, where he shot and killed rancher James Winters in retaliation for the killing of his brother Johnny years before. With the gang breaking up, and feeling continuous pressure from the numerous law enforcement agencies pursuing them, Cassidy and Longabaugh fled to New York City. On February 20, 1901, along with Etta Place, Longabaugh's female companion, they departed to Buenos