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The Sting (1973)
DVD (2 discs
+ 1 features
)
Blu-ray (1 discs
)
Digital ✓
Genre: Comedy
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
7 Wins , 10 Nominations
Synopsis
Revenge is a dish best served with style, patience and a very elaborate con. George Roy Hill's "The Sting," written by David S. Ward, won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and reunited the director and stars of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Set in Depression-era Chicago, it follows Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), an ambitious young grifter whose mentor is murdered on the orders of ruthless New York racketeer Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Seeking revenge, Hooker teams up with Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), a legendary con man who's gone to seed, and together they recruit a crew of expert swindlers to pull off "the big con." After Gondorff baits Lonnegan by out-cheating him at a high-stakes poker game on a train, the team sets up a phony off-track betting parlor to fleece him out of a fortune, all while Hooker dodges a crooked cop (Charles Durning) and a mysterious hit man. Eileen Brennan and Ray Walston co-star. Told in chapters with charming old-fashioned title cards, it's set to Marvin Hamlisch's adaptation of Scott Joplin's ragtime tunes, and its twisty double-crosses lead to one of the most satisfying surprise endings in movie history.
Cast
Robert Redford
Paul Newman
Robert Shaw
Director
George Roy Hill
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Actor In A Leading Role
- Oscar Nominee: Best Cinematography
- Oscar Nominee: Best Sound
- Oscar Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Oscar Winner: Best Costume Design
- Oscar Winner: Best Director
- Oscar Winner: Best Film Editing
- Oscar Winner: Best Music, Original Score
- Oscar Winner: Best Picture
- Oscar Winner: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
Buddy Pictures
Classics
Comedy
Con-Artists
National Film Registry
Revenge
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
English, French, Spanish
Special Features
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Trailers/TV spots
- The Art of the Sting (Reveals an insider's look at the creation of a classic through riveting interviews with legends Robert Redford, Paul Newman and many more!)
- A Perfect Script (Filmmakers and cast members share their memories of the film's pre-production days)
- Making A Masterpiece (A revealing look at the filming of the most memorable double-crosses in film history!)
- The Legacy (Director George Roy Hill and the Hollywood of yesteryear are fondly remembered)
- 100 Years Of Universal: Restoring The Classics
- 100 Years Of Universal: The '70s
- 100 Years Of Universal: The Lot