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Key Information
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| Directors: |
George Roy Hill |
| Stars: |
Paul Newman |
| Actors: |
Jack Kehoe |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Vengeance · Nostalgic · Organized Crime · Scams And Cons · Crime · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Limited Edition Packaging |
| UPC: |
025192016523 |
| Release Date: |
1973 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 9min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Limited Edition Packaging, 2hr 9min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (March 31, 1998)
UPC: 025192016523 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: 25th Anniversary Widescreen Edition, 2hr 9min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (November 10, 1998)
UPC: 096898361835 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
David S. Ward |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Hoping that box-office lighting might strike twice, George Roy Hill again joined forces with Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who star as con men Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker in THE STING. In the Chicago of the 1930s, Johnny's partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), is fatally wounded by a victim of one of their scams who turns out to be powerful syndicate boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Eager for revenge, Johnny takes a tip from his dying partner and seeks out mutual friend Gondorff, a consummate master of the long con. Gondorff rouses himself from his alcoholic inertia and agrees to help Johnny take down the despicable Lonnegan, conscripting an army of grifters ready to avenge their friend's death. The labyrinthine plot, which is stuffed with false leads, red herrings, and a double-cross-a-minute, involves a fake bookie joint, a very persistent FBI agent, a bunch of corrupt cops, and one shifty dame. An extremely entertaining film, the Oscar-winning film transcends the genre through the superb actin... |
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