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The Sting
The Sting
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.
Release:
1973 / 12 / 25
Rating:
8.017
Genres & Subgenres:
Comedy
Detective
Drama
Tags:
Paul Newman
as
Henry Gondorff
Robert Redford
as
Johnny Hooker
Robert Shaw
as
Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning
as
Lt. Wm. Snyder
Ray Walston
as
J.J. Singleton
Harold Gould
as
Kid Twist
Dana Elcar
as
F.B.I. Agent Polk
Jack Kehoe
as
Erie Kid
Robert Earl Jones
as
Luther Coleman
Charles Dierkop
as
Floyd (Bodyguard)
Ed Bakey
as
Granger
John Quade
as
Riley
Paulene Myers
as
Alva Coleman
William Benedict
as
Roulette Dealer
Robert Brubaker
as
Bill Clayton from Pittsburgh (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
as
Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Susan French
as
Landlady (uncredited)
Alexander Lockwood
as
Landlord (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as
Bank Officer (uncredited)