The Sting (1973)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $159,616,327.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 18.796 |
Directed By
George Roy Hill
Crew
Julia Phillips
Edith Head
Tony Bill
Michael Phillips
George Roy Hill
Robert Surtees
William Reynolds
Charlsie Bryant
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Billy Byers
Albert Whitlock
Mark Reedall
David Brown
William Batliner
Richard D. Zanuck
Robert J. LaSanka
Dennis C. Salcedo
Steven Burnett
Jim Gillespie
Ronald Pierce
John Moio
Henry Bumstead
James W. Payne
Connie Nichols
Rick Sharp
Gary Liddiard
Bob Warner
Peter V. Saldutti
Andrea E. Weaver
Eileen Peterson
Bernie Pollack
Charles W. Short
Dean Smith
Mickey Gilbert
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
Ray Gosnell Jr.
John Scarne
Robert Bertrand
Robert Crawford Jr.
Charles Dismukes
Marvin Hamlisch
David S. Ward
Jaroslav Gebr
Scott Joplin
Julius Rosenkrantz
TOP CAST
Paul Newman
Henry Gondorff
Robert Redford
Johnny Hooker
Robert Shaw
Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning
Lt. Wm. Snyder
Ray Walston
J.J. Singleton
Eileen Brennan
Billie
Harold Gould
Kid Twist
John Heffernan
Eddie Niles
Dana Elcar
F.B.I. Agent Polk
Jack Kehoe
Erie Kid
Dimitra Arliss
Loretta
Robert Earl Jones
Luther Coleman
James Sloyan
Mottola
Charles Dierkop
Floyd (Bodyguard)
Lee Paul
Bodyguard
Sally Kirkland
Crystal
Avon Long
Benny Garfield
Arch Johnson
Combs
Ed Bakey
Granger
Brad Sullivan
Cole
John Quade
Riley
Larry D. Mann
Train Conductor
Leonard Barr
Burlesque House Comedian
Paulene Myers
Alva Coleman
Joe Tornatore
Black Gloved Gunman
Jack Collins
Duke Boudreau
Tom Spratley
Curly Jackson
Kenneth O'Brien
Greer
Ken Sansom
Western Union Executive
Ta-Tanisha
Louise Coleman
William Benedict
Roulette Dealer
Robert Brubaker
Bill Clayton from Pittsburgh (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Susan French
Landlady (uncredited)
Bruce Kimball
Lacey the Bouncer (uncredited)
Alexander Lockwood
Landlord (uncredited)
Chuck Morrell
FBI Agent Chuck (uncredited)
Byron Morrow
Mr. Jameson from Chicago (uncredited)
Pearl Shear
Lady in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Guy Way
Gambling Den Boss (uncredited)
Jim Michael
Bartender (uncredited)
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