The Sting
1973
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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.) The movie begins in Joliet, Illinois, in ...
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 hi...
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 ...
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Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. 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 ...
Not only does it sting, it floats like a butterfly as well. Academy Award Winner Best Picture, Academy Award Winner Best Director-George Roy Hill, Academy Award Winner Best Screenplay-David S. Ward, Academy Award Winner Best Editing-William Reynolds, Academy Award Winner Best Song Score-Marvin Hamlisch, Academy Award Winner Best Art Direction/Set Decoration-Bumstead & Payne, Academy Award ...
Jan 22, 2010 · The Sting was the second film on which Paul Newman, Robert Redford and director George Roy Hill teamed up. The trio had first worked together on the hit film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969. According to Lawrence J. Quirk's 1996 book Paul Newman, the character of Henry Gondorff was originally little more than a supporting role. When ...
Film Review: Paul Newman and Robert Redford Reteam for ‘The Sting’ Production: Universal Pictures release of Richard D. Zanuch-David Brown presentaton. Produced by Tony Bill, Michael and Julia ...
