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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1973-12-25
Languageen
Runtime2h 9m
Budget$5,500,000
Revenue$159,616,327
Production

Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company, Bill/Phillips Productions

8.0(3.1k)
•1973•2h 9m

The Sting

"...all it takes is a little confidence."

ComedyCrimeDrama

Overview

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

Writing & Screenplay
David S. Ward
Cinematography
Robert Surtees

Principal Cast

62 credited
Paul Newman
Paul NewmanHenry Gondorff
Robert Redford
Robert RedfordJohnny Hooker
Robert Shaw
Robert ShawDoyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning
Charles DurningLt. Wm. Snyder
Ray Walston
Ray WalstonJ.J. Singleton
Eileen Brennan
Eileen BrennanBillie
Harold Gould
Harold GouldKid Twist
John Heffernan
John HeffernanEddie Niles
Dana Elcar
Dana ElcarF.B.I. Agent Polk
Jack Kehoe
Jack KehoeErie Kid
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