The Sting

Year

1973

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Director

George Roy Hill

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

Plot

Set in 1930s Chicago, Robert Redford plays Johnny Hooker, a young con-man whose partner Luther (Robert Earl Jones), is fatally wounded by a victim of one of their scams. Swearing revenge, Hooker seeks out Henry Gondorf (Paul Newman), a friend of Luther's and a one time great con-man, and together they assemble an army of grifters ready to avenge their friend's death. How this group of charlatans puts "the sting" on their enemy makes for the greatest double-cross in movie history, complete with an amazing surprise finish.