The Sting (1973)

PG12/25/1973Comedy, Crime, Drama2h 9m
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...all it takes is a little confidence.

Overview

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Paul Newman

    Henry Gondorff

  2. Cast 1

    Robert Redford

    Johnny Hooker

  3. Cast 1

    Robert Shaw

    Doyle Lonnegan

  4. Cast 1

    Charles Durning

    Lt. Wm. Snyder

  5. Cast 1

    Ray Walston

    J.J. Singleton

  6. Cast 1

    Eileen Brennan

    Billie

  7. Cast 1

    Harold Gould

    Kid Twist

  8. Cast 1

    John Heffernan

    Eddie Niles

  9. Cast 1

    Dana Elcar

    F.B.I. Agent Polk

Say what you like about the undoubted chemistry between Paul Newman ("Henry") and Robert Redford ("Johnny") this film belongs to a superb effort from the understated but hugely entertaining Robert Shaw. He's the hard-nosed gangster "Lonnegan" who gets (anonymously) fleeced by a "Johnny" who quickly decides that discretion is the better part of valour and gets out of Dodge. It's at this stage that the two grifters decide that their mark could be good for a great deal more money and so set up an elaborate operation purporting to be an undercover betting (on horses) proposition. Now "Lonnegan" ai...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$5,500,000.00

Revenue $159,616,327.00

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