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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 ). [2]
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.
Apr 24, 2021 · 28K. 5.8M views 3 years ago. 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 high-stakes...
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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Shaw is a high-stakes gambler who first gets hooked during a poker game between New York and Chicago on the 20th Century Limited. Newman and Redford spot him, mark him and begin to manipulate him.
It's September, 1936. The place: Joliet, Illinois. Luther Coleman, his apprentice Johnny Hooker, and their underling Joe Erie's latest swindle has netted them $11,000, enough for an aged Luther to contemplate retiring from grifting.
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.
May 7, 2024 · The Sting kicks off with Hooker and Luther pulling off a slick con, scoring $5,000 from a guy who turns out to be related to the ruthless mob boss Lonnegan. Little did they know, they just stepped into a hornet’s nest.
Nov 20, 2023 · The climax of the film, often referred to as “the sting,” is a carefully orchestrated fake betting parlor set up by Gondorff and Hooker to swindle Lonnegan. The plan involves tricking Lonnegan into believing he’s betting on a horse race that has been fixed in his favor.
