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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).
Dec 25, 1973 · Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con on a crime boss in 1930s America. The Sting won 7 Oscars and features Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw in a classic caper film.
- (281K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- George Roy Hill
- 1973-12-25
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 high-stakes poker game... while both of...
- 10 min
- 5.8M
- Universal Pictures
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...
- (110)
- George Roy Hill
- PG
- Paul Newman
A classic crime comedy starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as con men who swindle a mobster in 1930s Chicago. Read Roger Ebert's review, film summary, cast and crew, and watch the trailer of this Oscar-winning movie.
Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan. Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won't even know he's been swindled.
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May 29, 2024 · 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.)
