The Sting
1973
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The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw).
Dec 25, 1973 · Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con on a crime boss in 1930s Chicago. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this Oscar-winning film.
- (281K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- George Roy Hill
- 1973-12-25
Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) boards the 20th Century Limited, poses as drunkard Shaw, and cons crime boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) out of $15,000 in a high-stakes poker game... while both of...
- 10 min
- 5.7M
- Universal Pictures
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic con movie The Sting, directed by George Roy Hill and written by David S. Ward. See the full cast and crew list, including Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, and more.
A classic con movie starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as two hustlers who fleece a rich gambler in 1930s Chicago. Roger Ebert praises the movie's style, humor, and plot complexity in his review.
May 29, 2024 · The Sting, American caper movie, released in 1973, that was one of the most popular films of the 1970s and the second on-screen pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford. It won seven Academy Awards, including that for best picture. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on...
- (110)
- Comedy, Drama
- PG
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