The Sting
Two small-time Chicago con-men try to put 'the sting' on a high-roller from N.Y.C. after he has one of their pals killed. Classic entertainment featuring the ragtime music of Scott Joplin. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
Year: 1973
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Comedy, Academy Award - Best Picture, Best of the 1970s, Empire Mag's Greatest 201, Gangsters, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: USA
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould
Duration: 129 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains violence.
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