The Sting

The Sting

★ 8.0IMDb Score
Released:1973-12-25
Duration:129 min
Director:George Roy Hill
Actors:Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston
Production:Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company, Bill/Phillips Productions

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.

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