1976: Robert Redford on the tension between fame and privacy

"It's difficult to watch other people when they're watching you."

Robert Redford, the Hollywood icon turned director, has died aged 89.

In a 1976 interview with Melvyn Bragg, he reflected on the tension between fame and privacy, especially after the success of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Originally broadcast on BBC Two, 24 April 1976.

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