The Sting

Entertaining Oscar-winning story set in 1930s Illinois in which two con men set up an elaborate scheme to fleece a big-time crook in revenge for the killing of a friend. Their ruse employs a whole line-up of con artists in setting up a bookie’s for a betting scam involving serious money and, given their target, a serious risk. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Musical Adaptation for Scott Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’., Director: George Roy Hill. In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker., Entertaining Oscar-winning story set in 1930’s Illinois in which two con men set up an elaborate sting to fleece a big-time crook in revenge for the killing of a friend. Their ruse employs a whole line-up of con artists in setting up a bookie’s for a betting scam involving serious money and, given their target, a serious risk. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Musical Adaptation with Scott Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’., Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as Depression-era con men out to fool a big-time criminal in this Best Picture Oscar winner., Oscar-winning drama set in 1930s Illinois. Two con men team up to fleece a big-time crook in revenge for the killing of a friend. The pair plot an elaborate ruse involving a line-up of other con artists who are keen to get their share. With such a dangerous target, the group are taking a serious risk, and they will need all their criminal talents to win through., Four years after setting box offices ablaze in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and director George Roy Hill re-teamed with similar success for The Sting. Redford plays Depression-era confidence trickster Johnny Hooker, whose friend and mentor Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones) is murdered by racketeer/gambler Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hoping to avenge Luther’s death, Johnny begins planning a “sting” — an elaborate scam — to destroy Lonnegan. He enlists the aid of “the greatest con artist of them all,” Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), who pulls himself out of a drunken stupor and rises to the occasion. Hooker and Gondorff gather together an impressive array of con men, all of whom despise Lonnegan and wish to settle accounts on behalf of Luther. The twists and surprises that follow are too complex to relate in detail — suffice to say that you can’t cheat an honest man, and that you shouldn’t accept everything at face value. The Sting became one of the biggest hits of the early ’70s; grossing 68.5 million dollars during its first run, the film also picked up seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Adapted Score for Marvin Hamlisch’s unforgettable setting of Scott Joplin’s ragtime music., Oscar-winning drama set in 1930s Illinois in which two con men set up an elaborate scheme to fleece a big-time crook in revenge for the killing of a friend. Their ruse employs a whole line-up of con artists in setting up a bookie’s for a betting scam involving serious money and, given their target, a serious risk. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Musical Adaptation for Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer., A vengeful young conman teams up with an experienced grifter to fleece a murderous criminal banker. Crime drama., Entertaining Oscar-winning story set in 1930s Illinois in which two con men set up an elaborate sting to fleece a big-time crook in revenge for the killing of a friend. Their ruse employs a whole line-up of con artists in setting up a bookie’s for a betting scam involving serious money and, given their target, a serious risk. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Musical Adaptation with Scott Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’., Excellent Oscar-winning drama set in 1930s Illinois in which two con men set up an elaborate scheme or ‘sting’ to fleece a big-time crook in revenge for the killing of a friend. Their ruse employs a whole line-up of con artists in setting up an establishment where the scam can take place which will involve serious money and, given their target, a serious risk. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Musical Adaptation for Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer., A vengeful young conman teams up with an experienced grifter to fleece a murderous criminal banker., Entertaining Oscar-winning story set in 1930s Illinois in which two con men set up an elaborate scheme to fleece a big-time crook in revenge for the killing of a friend.