The Sting

The Sting

Director: George Roy Hill Cast: Paul Newman
Paul Newman
, Robert Redford
Robert Redford
, Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
, Charles Durning
Charles Durning
George Roy Hill
The Sting

The Sting

Director: George Roy Hill Cast: Paul Newman
Paul Newman
, Robert Redford
Robert Redford
, Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
, Charles Durning
Charles Durning
George Roy Hill

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Overview

Four years after setting box offices ablaze in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and director George Roy Hill re-teamed with similar success for The Sting. Redford plays Depression-era confidence trickster Johnny Hooker, whose friend and mentor Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones) is murdered by racketeer/gambler Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hoping to avenge Luther's death, Johnny begins planning a "sting" -- an elaborate scam -- to destroy Lonnegan. He enlists the aid of "the greatest con artist of them all," Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), who pulls himself out of a drunken stupor and rises to the occasion. Hooker and Gondorff gather together an impressive array of con men, all of whom despise Lonnegan and wish to settle accounts on behalf of Luther. The twists and surprises that follow are too complex to relate in detail -- suffice to say that you can't cheat an honest man, and that you shouldn't accept everything at face value. The Sting became one of the biggest hits of the early '70s; grossing 68.5 million dollars during its first run, the film also picked up seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Adapted Score for Marvin Hamlisch's unforgettable setting of Scott Joplin's ragtime music.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/05/2012
UPC: 0025192139970
Original Release: 1973
Rating: PG
Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code: 1
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:10:00
Sales rank: 1,600

Special Features

The Art of the Sting - 3-part Documentary on the creation of the film featuring Interviews with Robert Redford, Paul Newman ; ; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Paul Newman Henry Gondorff
Robert Redford Johnny Hooker
Robert Shaw Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning Lt. William Snyder
Ray Walston J.J. Singleton
Eileen Brennan Billie
Harold Gould Kid Twist
Dana Elcar FBI Agent Polk
Jack Kehoe Erie Kid
Dimitra Arliss Loretta
Robert Earl Jones Luther Coleman
James J. Sloyan Mottola
Charles Dierkop Floyd
Sally Kirkland Crystal
John Quade Riley
Paulene Myers Alva Coleman
Billy Benedict Roulette Dealer,Roulette Dealer
Avon Long Benny Garfield
Arch Johnson Combs
Lee Paul Bodyguard
Ed Bakey Granger
Brad Sullivan Cole
Larry D. Mann Train Conductor
Leonard Barr Burlesque Comedian
Joe Tornatore Black-Gloved Gunman
Jack Collins Duke Boudreau
Tom Spratley Curly Jackson
Kenneth O'Brien Greer
Ken Sanson Western Union Executive
Ken Sansom Western Union Executive
Ta-Tanisha Louise Coleman
Patricia Bratcher Manicurist
Susan French Landlady
Bruce Kimball Lacey the Bouncer
Chuck Morrell FBI Agent Chuck
Byron Morrow Mr. Jameson from Chicago
Guy Way Gambling Den Boss
John Heffernan Niles
Scott Joplin Piano Rags,Composer
Marvin Hamlisch Composer

Technical Credits
George Roy Hill Director
David S. Ward Screenwriter
Julia Phillips Producer,Producer
Tony Bill Producer
Bob Warner Special Effects
Albert Whitlock Special Effects
Robert R. Bertrand Sound Effects
Richard D. Zanuck Executive Producer,Producer
Ronald Pierce Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Dennis C. Salcedo Sound Effects
Edwin J. Somers Jr. Sound Effects
Robert Crawford Jr. Producer
David Brown Producer,Executive Producer
Sid Sheinberg Producer
Bob Folkerson Stunts
Albert J. Whitlock Special Effects
Marvin Hamlisch Screenwriter
Robert Crawford Producer
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