Top billed cast

1. 

   Paul Newman

   Henry Gondorff

2. 

   Robert Redford

   Johnny Hooker

3. 

   Robert Shaw

   Doyle Lonnegan

4. 

   Charles Durning

   Lt. Wm. Snyder

5. 

   Ray Walston

   J.J. Singleton

6. 

   Eileen Brennan

   Billie

7. 

   Harold Gould

   Kid Twist

8. 

   John Heffernan

   Eddie Niles

9. 

   Dana Elcar

   F.B.I. Agent Polk

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-09-09

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 Hamlisch, Academy Award Winner Best Art Direction/Set Decoration-Bumstead & Payne, Academy Award Winner Best Costume Design-Edith Head, Nominated for Best Actor (Redford), Best Cinematography, Best Sound.

Few films can draw me in and indulge me on repeat viewings like The Sting does, it was barely ...read the rest

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2. The Asphalt Jungle74%
3. Catch Me If You Can79%
4. Johnny Dangerously63%
5. The Outfit71%
6. The Old Man & the Gun64%
7. Family Plot68%
8. Red Notice67%
9. 'G' Men66%
10. Bandidas60%
11. The Rise66%
12. After the Sunset61%
13. Mobsters63%
14. Logan Lucky67%
15. Robbery65%
16. Kajillionaire62%
17. The Comeback Trail58%
18. Get Shorty65%
19. Things Change61%
20. Stark Raving Mad61%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,500,000.00

Revenue
$159,616,327.00

Keywords

• bet
• chicago, illinois
• repayment
• horse race
• con man
• mafia boss
• heist
• caper
• ragtime
• off track betting
• sting operation
• alley
• 1930s
• mischievous
• cautionary