The Sting

1973
PG
2h 9m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

285K

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Caper Comedy Crime Drama

Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.

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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

285K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,869

1,534

See production info at IMDbPro

Top rated movie #116

Won 7 Oscars
- 18 wins & 6 nominations total

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The Sting

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Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona

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Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona

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Trivia
George Roy Hill used some 1930s stylistic techniques. The film starts with a 1930s-era Universal logo, and used editing wipes to transition between scenes and iris shots.

Goofs
In the bathroom, Hooker can be seen saying, "He didn't tell me you was a fuck-up either." This has been looped to replace it with the less profane "He didn't tell me you was a screw-up either." (The grammar error is scripted.)

Quotes
Johnny Hooker: Can you get a mob together?
Henry Gondorff: After what happened to Luther, I don't think I can get more than two, three hundred guys.

Crazy credits
The opening animated logo for Universal Pictures is in 1930s style, matching the movie's setting, instead of the 1970s version.

Connections
Featured in Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist (1974)

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Easy Winners
(1901) (uncredited)
Written by Scott Joplin
Conducted and Adapted by Marvin Hamlisch

A magical plot, dead on art direction, brilliant supporting roles (most notably Robert Shaw, ya falla?), and the guiding hand of Redford/Newman chemistry make this one of the Hollywood's great films. "The Sting" is a hallmark of the "Golden Age" of American film, and has molded not only countless films, but numerous genres, few of which have met the challenge of its master.