The Sting

The Sting

129 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Dec. 25, 1973

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.

The Sting

129 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Dec. 25, 1973

The Sting
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.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions
Original title The Sting
Directors Ray Gosnell Jr., Charles Dismukes, Charlsie Bryant, George Roy Hill
Writers David S. Ward

Cast

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

Eileen Brennan

as Billie

Harold Gould

as Kid Twist

John Heffernan

as Eddie Niles

Dana Elcar

as F.B.I. Agent Polk

Jack Kehoe

as Erie Kid

Dimitra Arliss

as Loretta

Robert Earl Jones

as Luther Coleman

James Sloyan

as Mottola

Charles Dierkop

as Floyd (Bodyguard)

Lee Paul

as Bodyguard

Sally Kirkland

as Crystal

Avon Long

as Benny Garfield

Arch Johnson

as Combs

Ed Bakey

as Granger

Brad Sullivan

as Cole

John Quade

as Riley

Larry D. Mann

as Train Conductor

Leonard Barr

as Burlesque House Comedian

Paulene Myers

as Alva Coleman

Joe Tornatore

as Black Gloved Gunman

Jack Collins

as Duke Boudreau

Tom Spratley

as Curly Jackson

Kenneth O'Brien

as Greer

Ken Sansom

as Western Union Executive

Ta-Tanisha

as Louise 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)

Bruce Kimball

as Lacey the Bouncer (uncredited)

Alexander Lockwood

as Landlord (uncredited)

Chuck Morrell

as FBI Agent Chuck (uncredited)

Byron Morrow

as Mr. Jameson from Chicago (uncredited)

Pearl Shear

as Lady in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Bank Officer (uncredited)

Guy Way

as Gambling Den Boss (uncredited)

Jim Michael

as Bartender (uncredited)