Alias Smith and Jones 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. (Universal contract player Ben Murphy was offered to the producers because he was considered a Paul Newman lookalike.) A number of similarities are seen between the film and the TV series: One of the lead characters in the film was called Harvey Logan (played by Ted Cassidy). In real life, Harvey Logan, also known by the nickname of Kid Curry, was an associate of the real Butch Cassidy, and unlike the TV version, was a cold-blooded killer. The TV series also featured a group of robbers
Borsalino (film) sales went through the roof. Alain Delon said he wanted a title like "Vera Cruz" which did not have to be translated all around the world. The film was a large success at the French box office, breaking records throughout the country. It had admissions in France of 4 710 381. This made it the fourth most watched film of the year, after "The Gendarme Takes Off", "Atlantic Wall", and "Rider on the Rain". It was followed by "The Red Circle", "MASH", "Once Upon a Time in the West", "Things of Life", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Donkey Skin"