The Sting
1973
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Box office. $257 million. 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 and Redford in the Western Butch Cassidy and ...
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.
- (280K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- George Roy Hill
- 1973-12-25
2 days ago · The Sting reunited actors Newman and Redford with director George Roy Hill four years after that team struck box-office gold with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). ). The score, adapted by Marvin Hamlisch from songs composed by Scott Joplin, ignited a vogue for ragtime music, though the musical form’s heyday predated World W
- Pat Bauer
The Sting. "The Sting" is one of the most stylish movies of the year. That's an especially pleasant surprise because it reunites the co-stars and the director of " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ," a movie I thought was overrated. The director is George Roy Hill, and the stars are those two good old buddies Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
Marvin Hamlisch ... music adaptor Scott Joplin ... composer: piano rags Billy Byers ... music arranger (uncredited) Ami Hadani
Johnny Hooker, a small time grifter, unknowingly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big time crime boss, when he pulls a standard street con. Lonnegan demands satisfaction for the insult. After his partner, Luther, is killed, Hooker flees, and seeks the help of Henry Gondorff, one of Luther's contacts, who is a master of the long con.
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The Sting. PG Now Playing 2h 9m Comedy Drama. Certified fresh score. 93% Tomatometer 110 Reviews. Fresh audience score. 95% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings. Following the murder of a mutual friend ...
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG
