The sting 1973 following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man johnny hooker robert redford teams up with old pro henry gondorff paul newman to take revenge on the ruthless crime. Best picture, best director, best film editing, best original song score, best costume design, best art directionset direction, and. Sting, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Nick the sting from the grindhouse cinema database. Released december 25th, 1973, the sting stars paulnewman, robertredford, robertshaw, charlesdurning the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 9 min, and received a. The sting is the quintessential con film, one of the great escapist entertainments from hollywood. This time, they play con men who methodically and with. One award it didnt win was for robert redford as best actor. The sly swindler nick hezard luc merenda plots to frame the american gangster.
Movie typography from the sting 1973, directed by george roy hill, starring paul newman, robert redford, robert shaw, charles durning. Rent the sting 1973 starring paul newman and robert redford on dvd and bluray. The sting 1973 paul newman robert redford the movie. The sting is a 1973 american caper film set in september 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters paul newman and robert redford to con a mob boss robert shaw. As usually happens to capers, the plan doesnt go off without hitches, and some adjustments have to be made. Yesterday was the 77th birthday of bamf style favorite robert redford. Download now from melville to madoff, the confidence man is an essential american archetype. Look up your class of 1973 friends plus browse photos and yearbooks from high school now. Nick the sting was distributed theatrically in italy by interfilm on 29 april 1976.
Thats an especially pleasant surprise because it reunites the costars and the director of butch cassidy and the sundance kid, a movie i thought was overrated. I wore out the vhs tape years ago and bought another one. Released december 25th, 1973, the sting stars paulnewman, robertredford, robertshaw, charlesdurning the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 9 min, and received a score of 83 out of 100 on. Author nick hornby, founder and president of sundance institute robert redford and.
Us the sting 1973 when a mutual friend is killed by a. With the police, sting sold over 350 million records and singles. The sting 1973 synopsis johnny hooker is a smalltime grifter in depressionera chicago. It is as perfectly constructed as any comedy and it is a riveting film from start to finish. Nick the sting is a genuinely exhilarating heist movie, and its a real shame that such a laudable film seems to have been allbut forgotten. The sting 1973 following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man johnny hooker robert redford teams up with old pro henry gondorff paul newman to.
As of 2020 the sting is on the list of the top 100 boxoffice champions of all time adjusted for inflation. With a resume including the sundance kid, jay gatsby, three days of the condor, havana, and of course the sting, redford provides plenty of. Leo recalled that the film did not have a good production, finding merenda not up to the task as a lead and the script did not come up as well as it had on paper. The sting 1973 bluray 1080p yts yify johnny hooker, a small time grifter, unknowingly steals from doyle lonnegan, a big time crime boss, when he pulls a standard street con. When his friend and mentor luther is murdered by thugs of bigtime new york racketeer doyle lonnegan, hooker sets out to avenge his death. The sting naslov preveden kao zaoka ili zalac je americki kriminalisticki film snimljen 1973. With veteran con artist shaw gondorff paul newman to help guide him, kelly is planning to sting lonnegan, but his past involving lt. The cast is terrific, in particular redford who gives a classic movie star performance. Radnja mu je smjestena u chicago u doba velike depresije, a protagonisti koje tumace paul newman i robert redford su dvojica profesionalnih varalica koji nastoje prevariti gangsterskog bosa ciji lik tumaci robert shaw. The sting is a 1973 american caper film set in september 1936 that involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters paul newman and robert redford to con a mob boss robert shaw. The soundtrack to the paul newmanrobert redford blockbuster the sting popularized scott joplins classic ragtimes for a new generation, thanks to marvin hamlischs ingenious arrangements and orchestrations.
From melville to madoff, the confidence man is an essential american archetype. The sting, evoking a bygone era of gangsters and con men, was the deserved best picture of 1973. The sting won that oscar plus a whole flock of technical awards. The sting won the oscar for best picture and george roy hill won best director. The sting 1973 soundtrack 2 the entertainer orchestra. Another 2010 download from sting is sixth formers the new term, following on from the popular sixth formers and mr sorrenson its back to historic coombe hall college where the headmaster has a special mandate from the governors to keep discipline in the old way. Published april 18, 2020 tubby hayes quintet late spot at scotts live at ronnie scotts club, london, uk 1962 remastered 19632019 official digital download 24bit88,2khz. I first saw it over 30 years ago, and it remains vivid in my mind while i cant remember zip about movies i saw last week which others have praised and i found wanting. The sting 1973 full movie download full hd youtube. The soundtrack from the 1973 classic movie the sting, starring paul newman and robert redford. I had to buy the soundtrack on lp, cassette and cd as technology changed. Robert redford, paul newman, robert shaw, sally kirkland set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious smalltime crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
The sting is one of the most stylish movies of the year. Robert redford, paul newman, robert shaw, sally kirkland. See more ideas about robert redford, paul newman and paul newman robert redford. The sting 1973 is director george roy hill paying tribute to carol reeds the third man, william friedkins the french connection, and many older crime thrillers of seamless realism and crafty concoction. The score is composed by scott joplin, conducted and arranged by marvin hamlisch except for a few. Nick sandmanns maga hat by means of which he is identified in figure 1. Nick moran with sting at film premier august 1998 of lock stock and 2. With a resume including the sundance kid, jay gatsby, three days of the condor, havana, and of course the sting, redford provides plenty of material for sartorial bamfery. The sting absolutely deserved the 1973 best picture oscar, as well as the other six academy awards it received. The director is george roy hill, and the stars are those two good old buddies paul newman and robert redford. Nick the sting is a 1976 italian film directed by fernando di leo.
Miles davis made his opinions on the term fusion as a descriptor for this period of his music stingingly clear. The film was directed by george roy hill, who had directed newman and redford in the western butch cassidy and the sundance kid. Nick hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat robert turner, an american businessman he thinks responsible for his friends death. The old way means that lots of young miscreants end up with very red and sore bottoms. The sting became one of the biggest hits of the early 70s. Jul 21, 2017 robert redford as johnny hooker in the sting 1973.
Scott joplins music the entertainer and the soundtrack album went to the top the billboard charts. The sting original motion picture soundtrack marvin. George roy hills 1973 film the sting treats this theme with a characteristic dexterity. The film was directed by george roy hill, who had directed newman and redford in. This week, we pull the ultimate con on young zach, as he gets the kansas city shuffle pulled on him in the 1973 caper, the sting.
Overview of the sting, 1973, directed by george roy hill, with paul newman, robert redford, robert shaw, at turner classic movies. American actor robert redford arriving in london 1980 pwer1y from. The movie was warmly received in its time, winning seven academy awards, but there were some who thought the movie was nothing more than a slight throwback. The sting 110 movie clip worlds easiest five grand 1973 hd duration. Jul 09, 2011 the soundtrack from the 1973 classic movie the sting, starring paul newman and robert redford. Made at the crest of the hollywood new wave, it may not be freighted with the stateofamericansociety themes. In this caper movie, two con men hatch a plot to get revenge on the crime boss who is responsible for the murder of their friend. I agree 100 percent that this is a wonderful movie. Feb 22, 2017 my favorite best picture oscar winner. The sting 1973 full movie online free no download the sting 1973 full movie online free hd the sting 1973 full movie online gorillavid the sting 1973 full movie cast the sting 1973 full. Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious smalltime crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang. A crime noir film directed by the italian master fernando di leo. Wards script is clever and unscrupulous in the thought that went into this twist filled plot. The sting 1973 was the fourth highestgrossing film in history at the time, behind the exorcist 1973 which was released the same week.
All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. Joplins brilliance takes the forefront, which is the way it should be, but its easy to underestimate what hamlisch achieved with his orchestrations. The sting was nominated for 10 academy awards, winning seven. I could go on and on with the details of my opinion, but you get the idea. Us the sting 1973 when a mutual friend is killed by. The sting 1973 paul newman robert redford the movie title. William snyder charles durning and fbi agent polk dana elcar threatens to ruin the whole plan before the con is done. Set during the time of prohibition, the film stars paul newman and robert redford as confidence men who create an elaborate scheme to bilk a crime boss who had a fellow con man murdered following a robbery. The sting is the classic 1973 crime comedy directed by george roy hill. The sting soundtrack from 1973, composed by scott joplin. Nick the sting 1976, italy is a italian crime film directed by fernando dileo. Released by mca in 1973 mcad 31034 containing music from the sting 1973. The story unfolds with several twists and turns, and is presented episodically, breaking it down into the various plateaus of the con game.