Episode
NOVA: Wanted: Butch and Sundance
Overview
Forensic sleuth Clyde Snow and a posse of experts travel to Bolivia in search of the remains of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They find Hollywood and legend got a few things wrong.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1993-10-12
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
Wanted: Butch and Sundance is Episode 11 in Season 20 of NOVA. It aired on 1993-10-12. The runtime is 55 min.
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