This page will contain additional articles about The Sting, as they become available.The StingThe Sting was a 1973/1974 big caper movie based in the 1930s and centered around a convoluted plot by two professional "grifters" (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The story is based in part on a real life con game orchestrated by "Count" Victor Lustig. The film is divided into distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards. It is noted for its musical score -- particularly its theme song, "The Entertainer" -- a piano rag by Scott Joplin, which was lightly adapted for the movie by Marvin Hamlisch. A major box office success, it was the highest grossing film of 1974, taking in more than US$160 million. A belated sequel, The Sting II appeared in 1983. Primary cast:
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Award nominations:. Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss, and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss, it was to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self-reliance. Award wins:. Making for an island, they discover and develop all the necessaries for a good life - showing incredible resourcefulness in adapting and utilising the island's many natural resources. A belated sequel, The Sting II appeared in 1983. The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel about a Swiss family who are shipwrecked en route for Australia. A major box office success, it was the highest grossing film of 1974, taking in more than US$160 million. English Family Robinson (1957). It is noted for its musical score -- particularly its theme song, "The Entertainer" -- a piano rag by Scott Joplin, which was lightly adapted for the movie by Marvin Hamlisch. Swiss Family Robinson Lost in the Jungle (2000). The film is divided into distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards. The Swiss Family Robinson (1975). The story is based in part on a real life con game orchestrated by "Count" Victor Lustig. The Swiss Family Robinson (1973). The Sting was a 1973/1974 big caper movie based in the 1930s and centered around a convoluted plot by two professional "grifters" (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The Swiss Family Robinson (1973). Ward). The Swiss Family Robinson (1958). WGA Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen - (David S. Stranded (2002), aka "The Swiss Family Robinson". Ward). Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1998). Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - (David S. Swiss Family Robinson (TV series, 1975) (1975). Academy Award for Sound - (Ronald Pierce & Robert R. Bertrand). Lost in Space (1965), was known as the "Space Family Robinson". Academy Award for Best Cinematography - (Robert Surtees). Sex Family Robinson on the Farm (1969). Academy Award for Best Actor - (Robert Redford). Sex Family Robinson (1968). Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - (Marvin Hamlisch). The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998). Academy Award for Film Editing - (William H. Reynolds). The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998). Academy Award for Best Costume Design - (Edith Head). Kazoku Robinson hyouryuuki fushigina shima no furoone (1981), translated in English as "Swiss Family Robinson". Academy Award for Best Art Direction - (Henry Bumstead & James W. Payne). Mountain Family Robinson (1980). Ward). The Swiss Family Robinson (1976). Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay - (David S. Swiss Family Robinson (1960). Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - (George Roy Hill). Swiss Cheese Family Robinson (1947). Academy Award for Directing - (George Roy Hill). Swiss Family Robinson (1940). Academy Award for Best Picture. Jack Kehoe : Joe Erie. Sally Kirkland : Crystal. Mann : Mr. Clemens. Larry D. Dana Elcar : FBI Agent Polk. John Heffernan : Eddie Niles. Harold Gould : Kid Twist. Eileen Brennan : Billie. Singleton. Ray Walston : J.J. William Snyder. Charles Durning : Lt. Robert Shaw : Doyle Lonnegan. Robert Redford : Johnny Hooker aka Kelly. Paul Newman : Henry Gondorff aka Shaw. |