The Sting Movie Review 1973

Newman and Redford together again in this sparkling story of a pair of con artists in 1930s Chicago. They set out to fleece a big-time racketeer, pitting brain against brawn and pistol. Very inventive, excellent acting, Scott Joplin's wonderful ragtime music adapted by Marvin Hamlisch. The same directorial and acting team from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" triumphs again.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Gambling, Scams, Stings & Cons, Top Grossing Films of 1973, Screen Teams: Redford & Newman, Director/Star Teams: Hill & Newman

Screenplay

David S. Ward

Cast

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, Ray Walston, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss, Robert Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Director

George Roy Hill

Music

Marvin Hamlisch

Producer

Mark Huffam, Richard D. Zanuck

Awards

Oscars 1973: Art Dir./Set Dec., Costume Des., Director (Hill), Film Editing, Picture, Story & Screenplay, Orig. Song Score and/or Adapt.; Directors Guild 1973: Director (Hill), Natl. Film Reg. 2005.