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The Legacy of Robert Redford and Sundance

by Pablo Kjolseth

Mar 22, 2026
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In 1969, “Sundance” referred to a character played by Robert Redford in that year’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. At the end of the movie, the wounded Sundance charges from a bullet-riddled hut with his partner, facing what would be certain death if not for a freeze frame that preserves our heroes in their final blaze of glory. Today, “Sundance” m…

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