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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 · The Sting: Directed by George Roy Hill. With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning. Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
- (281K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- George Roy Hill
- 1973-12-25
Apr 24, 2021 · 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
- 5.8M
- Universal Pictures
Shaw is a high-stakes gambler who first gets hooked during a poker game between New York and Chicago on the 20th Century Limited. Newman and Redford spot him, mark him and begin to manipulate him.
It's September, 1936. The place: Joliet, Illinois. Luther Coleman, his apprentice Johnny Hooker, and their underling Joe Erie's latest swindle has netted them $11,000, enough for an aged Luther to contemplate retiring from grifting.
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
The Sting. Two con men (Robert Redford and Paul Newman) team up to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a mobster (Robert Shaw) in director George Roy Hill's Academy Award winning Best Picture. 7,774 IMDb 8.3 2 h 9 min 1973. X-Ray HDR UHD PG.
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