The Sting
1973
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Contents. The Sting. For other uses, see The Sting (disambiguation). 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 ). [2] The film was directed by George Roy Hill, [3] who had previously directed Newman ...
Dec 25, 1973 · Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con on a crime boss in 1930s America. The film won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and features Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw.
- (280K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- George Roy Hill
- 1973-12-25
28K. 5.6M views 3 years ago. 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...
- 10 min
- 5.7M
- Universal Pictures
A classic crime comedy starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as con men who swindle a mobster in 1930s Chicago. Read Roger Ebert's review, film summary, cast and crew, and watch the trailer of this Oscar-winning movie.
May 13, 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.)
- Pat Bauer
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 the ruthless crime boss responsible,...
- (110)
- Comedy, Drama
- PG
A classic con movie starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as two grifters who team up to take revenge on a ruthless mobster. They devise a complex scheme to swindle Lonnegan out of a huge sum of money in a rigged poker game and a fake horse race.
