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 | 24.88 |
Directed By
George Roy Hill
Crew
William Reynolds
Edith Head
George Roy Hill
Robert Surtees
Tony Bill
Julia Phillips
Michael Phillips
Charlsie Bryant
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
David Brown
Henry Bumstead
Gary Liddiard
Richard D. Zanuck
Dennis C. Salcedo
Albert Whitlock
Robert J. LaSanka
Rick Sharp
Steven Burnett
Dean Smith
Mickey Gilbert
Eileen Peterson
Jim Gillespie
James W. Payne
Connie Nichols
Andrea E. Weaver
Ronald Pierce
John Moio
Bob Warner
Charles W. Short
Mark Reedall
Peter V. Saldutti
Bernie Pollack
William Batliner
Billy Byers
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
Jaroslav Gebr
Charles Dismukes
Marvin Hamlisch
Scott Joplin
David S. Ward
Robert Crawford Jr.
Robert Bertrand
Ray Gosnell Jr.
John Scarne
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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