| The Sting (1973)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Paul Newman |
Henry Gondorff aka Shaw
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| Robert Redford |
Johnny Hooker aka Kelly
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| Robert Shaw |
Doyle Lonnegan
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| Charles Durning |
Lt. Wm. Snyder
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| Ray Walston |
J.J. Singleton
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| Eileen Brennan |
Billie
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| Harold Gould |
Kid Twist
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| John Heffernan |
Eddie Niles
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| Dana Elcar |
F.B.I. Agent Polk
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| Jack Kehoe |
Erie Kid
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| Plot |
| Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, this critical and box-office hit from 1973 provided a perfect reunion for director George Roy Hill and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who previously delighted audiences with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Set in 1936, the movie's about a pair of Chicago con artists (Newman and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw) when they set out to avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Using a bogus bookie joint as a front for their con of all cons, the two feel the heat from the Chicago Mob on one side and encroaching police on the other. But in a plot that contains more twists than a treacherous mountain road, the ultimate scam is pulled off with consummate style and panache. It's an added bonus that Newman and Redford were box-office kings at the top of their game, and while Shaw broods intensely as the Runyonesque villain, The Sting is further blessed by a host of great supporting players including Dana Elcar, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Charles Durning, and Harold Gould. Thanks to the flavorful music score by Marvin Hamlisch, this was also the movie that sparked a nationwide revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime jazz, which is featured prominently on the soundtrack. One of the most entertaining movies of the early 1970s, The Sting is a welcome throwback to Hollywood's golden age of the '30s that hasn't lost any of its popular charm. --Jeff Shannon |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Crime; Drama |
| Director |
George Roy Hill |
| Producer |
Tony Bill; Julia Phillips |
| Writer |
David S. Ward |
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| Studio |
Universal Studios |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
129 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
12/25/1973 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
710 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
12/7/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.33:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
025192016523 |
| Chapters |
16 |
| Release Date |
3/31/1998 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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