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).
- $5.5 million
- Marvin Hamlisch
- December 25, 1973
Dec 25, 1973 · Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con on a crime boss who killed their partner. IMDb rating 8.3/10, won 7 Oscars, see cast, crew, reviews, trivia, videos and more.
- George Roy Hill
- 367
- 41 sec
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
The Sting is a stylish and witty movie about con men who fleece a rich mark in Chicago of the 1930s. The co-stars and director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid reunite for this classic caper film, set in a lusty and brawling city.
The Sting is a 1973 comedy-drama film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as con men who plot to swindle a ruthless crime boss. The film has a 93% critics rating and a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and features clips, photos, and interviews with the cast and crew.
- (3.6K)
- George Roy Hill
- PG
- Paul Newman
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.
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. 7,722 IMDb 8.3 2 h 9 min 1973. X-Ray HDR UHD PG.
