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The Sting
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The Sting

1973•2h 9m•Comedy•Crime•Drama
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Story Line

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.

“...all it takes is a little confidence.”

Top Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Henry Gondorff

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Johnny Hooker

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Doyle Lonnegan

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Lt. Wm. Snyder

Ray Walston

Ray Walston

J.J. Singleton

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Billie

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Rating

8.0/ 10

Release Date

1973-12-25

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

ComedyCrimeDrama

Part of the Series

The Sting Collection

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User Reviews (3)

John Chard

John Chard

10/10
•9/9/2019
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 Reynol...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8/10
•5/27/2023
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 get...
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

10/10
•9/4/2023
**It is imperative to rediscover this magnificent film.** There are many films about con artists and confidence games (Ocean’s Eleven and its two or three sequels, for example), but I had never seen one that was so good-natured and in which the ma...