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- 20th Century30s
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The Sting, 1973
English
USA
Profile of The Sting
The mood of The Sting is clever, witty, and feel good. The plot centers around gambling, criminal's revenge, and cons and scams. It features irreverent humor. The Sting is a comedy and crime movie. Stylistically, it involves twists and turns. In approach, it is realistic. The Sting is set in Chicago. It happens in the 1930s. The movie is known for being a classic, an Oscar winner, and a blockbuster. Note that The Sting includes mild violent content and profanity.
Summary of The Sting
Hoping that box-office lighting might strike twice, George Roy Hill again joined forces with Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who star as con men Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker in The Sting. In the Chicago of the 1930s, Johnny's partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), is fatally wounded by a victim of one of their scams who turns out to be powerful syndicate boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Eager for revenge, Johnny takes a tip from his dying partner and seeks out mutual friend Gondorff, a consummate master of the long con. Gondorff rouses himself from his alcoholic inertia and agrees to help Johnny take down the despicable Lonnegan, conscripting an army of grifters ready to avenge their friend's death. The labyrinthine plot, which is stuffed with false leads, red herrings, and a double-cross-a-minute, involves a fake bookie joint, a very persistent FBI agent, a bunch of corrupt cops, and one shifty dame. An extremely entertaining film, the Oscar-winning film transcends the genre through the superb acting of the three leads, the keen attention to the re-creation of period detail, and a fiendishly intricate script that cons audiences completely. The wonderful score, which became immensely popular, featured Marvin Hamlisch's orchestral transcriptions of Scott Joplin's piano rags; the film led to a revival of interest in the composer. The film is one of the most entertaining films of the 1970s and lives up to its hype on repeat viewings.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 25 December 1973 |
| Runtime: | 129 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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- 22.December.2008
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- by: reiorion
- reiorion rated this movie
9/10Amazing
