The Sting (1973)

Movie Details

Original Title The Sting

Original Language EN

Budget $5,500,000

Revenue $159,616,327

Status Released

Popularity 4.1

Cast

Paul Newman

Henry Gondorff

Popularity: 2.5

Robert Redford

Johnny Hooker

Popularity: 1.8

Robert Shaw

Doyle Lonnegan

Popularity: 10.7

Charles Durning

Lt. Wm. Snyder

Popularity: 18.3

Ray Walston

J.J. Singleton

Popularity: 15.0

Eileen Brennan

Billie

Popularity: 3.9

Harold Gould

Kid Twist

Popularity: 1.3

John Heffernan

Eddie Niles

Popularity: 4.9

Dana Elcar

F.B.I. Agent Polk

Popularity: 4.5

Jack Kehoe

Erie Kid

Popularity: 8.9

Dimitra Arliss

Loretta

Popularity: 9.5

Robert Earl Jones

Luther Coleman

Popularity: 5.3

Key Crew

Editor William Reynolds

Director George Roy Hill

Producer Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips

Executive Producer David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck

Music Billy Byers, Marvin Hamlisch, Scott Joplin

Writer David S. Ward

Production

Universal Pictures

The Zanuck/Brown Company

David Brown Productions

Videos & Trailers

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Paul Newman Cons a Con Man in a High-Stakes Poker Game in 4K HDR

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 10/10

Sep 9, 2019

Not only does it sting, it floats like a butterfly as well. Academy Award Winner Best Picture, Academy Award Winner Best Director-George Roy Hill, Academy Award Winner Best Screenplay-David S. Ward, Academy Award Winner Best Editing-William Reynolds, Academy Award Winner Best Song Score-Marvin Ha ... Read more

CinemaSerf 8/10

May 27, 2023

Say what you like about the undoubted chemistry between Paul Newman ("Henry") and Robert Redford ("Johnny") this film belongs to a superb effort from the understated but hugely entertaining Robert Shaw. He's the hard-nosed gangster "Lonnegan" who gets (anonymously) fleeced by a "Johnny" who quickly ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 10/10

Sep 4, 2023

**It is imperative to rediscover this magnificent film.** There are many films about con artists and confidence games (Ocean’s Eleven and its two or three sequels, for example), but I had never seen one that was so good-natured and in which the main characters were so likable. It's a light, fam ... Read more