The good-natured film from director George Roy Hill, one of the most popular (and highest-grossing) westerns ever made, revived the careers of two ""golden-boy"" Hollywood actors:superstar Paul Newman (in most of his previous films, he had been a rebellious loner -The Hustler (1961),Hud (1963), andCool Hand Luke (1967))newcomer Robert Redford - who had previously appeared in stage plays and only a few films (i." When she kisses him, she asks him if she really appears weak, and then pleads with him to balance his human actions by listening with his heart as well as his head:Fen: Please take me with you.As he screamed at the sight of his own face, the camera zoomed through his innards, tracking by all the tortured souls of the dead children and victims he had trapped there who were struggling to break free.At first, he dying Beth reassures her older sister Jo:I""m not afraid anymore! I""m learning that I don""t lose you, that you""ll be more to me than ever, and NOTHING can part us, though it seems to.