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The Sting

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 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:

  • Paul Newman  : Henry Gondorff aka Shaw
  • Robert Redford  : Johnny Hooker aka Kelly
  • Robert Shaw  : Doyle Lonnegan
  • Charles Durning  : Lt. William Snyder
  • Ray Walston  : J.J. Singleton
  • Eileen Brennan  : Billie
  • Harold Gould  : Kid Twist
  • John Heffernan  : Eddie Niles
  • Dana Elcar  : FBI Agent Polk
  • Larry D. Mann  : Mr. Clemens
  • Sally Kirkland  : Crystal
  • Jack Kehoe  : Joe Erie

Award wins:

  • Academy Award for Best Picture
  • Academy Award for Directing - (George Roy Hill)
  • Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - (George Roy Hill)
  • Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay - (David S. Ward)
  • Academy Award for Best Art Direction - (Henry Bumstead & James W. Payne)
  • Academy Award for Best Costume Design - (Edith Head)
  • Academy Award for Film Editing - (William H. Reynolds)
  • Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - (Marvin Hamlisch)

Award nominations:

  • Academy Award for Best Actor - (Robert Redford)
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography - (Robert Surtees)
  • Academy Award for Sound - (Ronald Pierce & Robert R. Bertrand)
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - (David S. Ward)
  • WGA Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen - (David S. Ward)

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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.