The Sting
1973
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Dec 25, 1973 · Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as grifters who con a crime boss in 1930s Chicago. The film won seven Oscars and features a classic poker scene with Robert Shaw.
- George Roy Hill
- 367
- 41 sec
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).
- $5.5 million
- Marvin Hamlisch
- December 25, 1973
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.
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,...
- (3.6K)
- George Roy Hill
- PG
- Paul Newman
4 days ago · 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
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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 high-stakes poker game.
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. 7,727 IMDb 8.3 2 h 9 min 1973. X-Ray HDR UHD PG.
