The sting [videorecording] / Universal Picture ; a Bill/Phillips production of a George Roy Hill film ; [written] by David S. Ward ; a Zanuck/Brown presentation.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 27902 | UniversalLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Series: Legacy's rhythm & soul seriesPublication details: Universal City, CA : Universal, c2005.Edition: Special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1417053879
- Sting (Motion picture). Polyglot.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Four years after setting box offices ablaze in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and director George Roy Hill re-teamed with similar success for The Sting. Redford plays Depression-era confidence trickster Johnny Hooker, whose friend and mentor Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones) is murdered by racketeer/gambler Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hoping to avenge Luther's death, Johnny begins planning a "sting" -- an elaborate scam -- to destroy Lonnegan. He enlists the aid of "the greatest con artist of them all," Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), who pulls himself out of a drunken stupor and rises to the occasion. Hooker and Gondorff gather together an impressive array of con men, all of whom despise Lonnegan and wish to settle accounts on behalf of Luther. The twists and surprises that follow are too complex to relate in detail -- suffice to say that you can't cheat an honest man, and that you shouldn't accept everything at face value. The Sting became one of the biggest hits of the early '70s; grossing 68.5 million dollars during its first run, the film also picked up seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Adapted Score for Marvin Hamlisch's unforgettable setting of Scott Joplin's ragtime music. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Disc 1 contains feature film. Disc 2 (61 min.) contains bonus features, including a documentary, The art of the sting; production notes; and theatrical trailer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Widescreen presentation. Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw.
Two con men set out to avenge the death of a mutual friend in 1930s Chicago. They swindle a powerful crime lord, pitting brain against brawn and pistol.
MPAA rating: PG; bonus features not rated.
DVD; region 1.
Disc 1 contains soundtracks in English (5.1 Dolby, DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0 mono), French (Dolby digital 2.0 mono) and Spanish (Dolby digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish; closed-captioned.
Disc 2 contains English soundtrack with optional subtitles in French.