Sting, The

Sting, The

1973

Fueled by ragtime music, The Sting takes the thrill of the confidence game to giddy heights. After rookie grifter Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) tracks down veteran flim-flam man Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) in 1930s Chicago, the duo plans to fleece a homicidal racketeer (Robert Shaw) through a phony racetrack scam. Ripe with double and triple crosses, The Sting keeps viewers guessing (and yearning for another Newman-Redford seriocomic teaming).

Recapture "the STING Experience". REMEMBER HOW GOOD THE FEEL WAS THE FIRST TIME (re-release)

Winner of 7 Academy Awards

JBscale
74
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Crime
Length
2 hrs. 10 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 25, 1973
US Box Office
$156,000,000 (#410 of 7539)
Global Office
$8,299,101 (#3470 of 4502)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Language, Mild Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc Collector's Edition & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
June 5, 2012
Acquired Date
June 27, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
October 14, 2006

Actors

Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Ray Walston
Ray Walston
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Harold Gould
Harold Gould
John Heffernan
John Heffernan
Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar
Jack Kehoe
Jack Kehoe
Dimitra Arliss
Dimitra Arliss
Robert Earl Jones
Robert Earl Jones
James Sloyan
James Sloyan
Charles Dierkop
Charles Dierkop
Lee Paul
Lee Paul
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland
Avon Long
Avon Long
Arch Johnson
Arch Johnson
Ed Bakey
Ed Bakey
Brad Sullivan
Brad Sullivan
John Quade
John Quade
Larry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann

Directors

George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill

Producers

Tony Bill
Tony Bill
Julia Phillips
Julia Phillips
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips

Writers

David S. Ward
David S. Ward

Awards & Accolades

  • 1973 Oscar : Art Direction
  • 1973 Oscar : Best Director - George Roy Hill
  • 1973 Oscar : Best Picture
  • 1973 Oscar : Costume Design
  • 1973 Oscar : Film Editing
  • 1973 Oscar : Music (Original Score)
  • 1973 Oscar : Writing (Original Screenplay)
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #94
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #97
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #98
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #97
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #97
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #90
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #100
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #109
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #110

Special Features

Featurettes
  • 100 Years of Universal: The 70s
  • 100 Years of Universal: The Lot
  • The Art of The Sting
  • Featurettes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh
70%
Tomatometer
111 votes
RT Hot
63%
Popcornmeter
18 votes
METASCORE
83
17 votes
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
286,821 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media