Johnny Hooker, a small time grifter, unknowingly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big time crime boss, when he pulls a standard street con. Lonnegan demands satisfaction for the insult. After his partner, Luther, is killed, Hooker flees, and seeks the help of Henry Gondorff, one of Luther’s contacts, who is a master of the long con. Hooker wants to use Gondorff’s expertise to take Lonnegan for an enormous sum of money to even the score, since he admits he “doesn’t know enough about killing to kill him.” They devise a complicated scheme and amass a talented group of other con artists who want their share of the reparations. The stakes are high in this game, and our heroes must not only deal with Lonnegan’s murderous tendencies, but also other side players who want a piece of the action. To win, Hooker and Gondorff will need all their skills…and a fair amount of confidence. –IMDb
Former Marine pilot George Roy Hill began his career as an actor, debuting with Cyril Cusack’s company at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He scored a personal success in Strindberg’s “The Creditors” (1950) at the Cherry Lane Theatre, before concentrating on writing and directing for American TV in the 1950s. He scripted and acted in his first work for NBC’s “Kraft Television Theatre”, the autobiographical “My Brother’s Keeper” (1953), inspired by his pilot’s experience of being “talked down” by a ground controller, and “A Night to Remember” (also for “Kraft”), a drama about the sinking of the Titanic, earned him 1956 Emmy nominations as director and co-author. Hill scored a huge success in his Broadway directing debut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Look Homeward, Angel” (1957,) and made his feature film debut helming the adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play “Period of Adjustment” (1962), which he had directed on Broadway.
Hill delighted reviewers (though the box office was meager… read more
A free-wheeling crime movie that has an authenticity both in its style and language. George Roy Hill captures the late 1920's in a charming and exaggerated way. Redford and Newman are both slick in their sometimes kidding roles. Of all these qualities, including a perfect script from David Ward, this is certainly a movie deserving of all its winning prestige.
AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!! FBI AND SALINO, GOD i was almost in tears. best movie ever!
the entertainment is tangible! 8/10 my review: http://lasttimeisawdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/last-film-i-saw-the-sting/
Title: The Sting
Year: 1973
Country: USA
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director: George Roy Hill
Writer: David S. Ward
Cast:
Robert Redford
Paul Newman… read review
A very well made film, but I think that it falls just short of greatness.
The main item that keeps the film from reaching greatness is Robert Redford’s performance. Redford is simply not of… read review