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The Sting (1973)

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Release Date: December 25, 1973
On DVD: September 6, 2005
Genre: Crime, Suspense
Running Time: 129 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG.
Director: George Roy Hill
Writer: David S. Ward
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Eileen Brennan, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Harold Gould, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss, Robert Earl Jones, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Sally Kirkland, Avon Long, Arch Johnson, Ed Bakey, Brad Sullivan, John Quade, Larry D. Mann, Joe Tornatore

In 1930s Chicago, two con men, Henry Gondorff an Johnny Hooker join forces to take down the powerful mob boss that had Johnny's former partner killed. Conceiving and executing the quintessential long-con, they enlist the help of a virtual army of grifters and march through a never-ending series of twists, turns and double-crosses to avenge their friend. Read more

Movie Review

Grade: B+ An old fashioned heist/revenge flick, "The Sting" brings two extraordinary actors together in a remarkably intriguing and convincing fashion. Robert Redford and Paul Newman star as two con men who team up to take down a powerful mob boss who had their friend murdered. Robert Shaw also stars. "The Sting" is now out in a new Legacy Series DVD edition, which includes 2 discs. Read the full movie review

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