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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783225876
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0783225873
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 31, 1998
Running Time: 129 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1973
Sales Rank: 451
MPN: MCAD20165D
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The winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, The Sting has become one of America's favorite and most critically acclaimed films. Robert Redford and Paul Newman star as two con men in the 1930's out to avenge the death of a friend. They seek revenge on a crime lord (Robert Shaw) with a "sting" that is one of the greatest double-crosses in movie history, complete with an amazing surprise finish. Directed by George Ray Hill and written by David S. Ward.
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Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, this critical and box-office hit from 1973 provided a perfect reunion for director George Roy Hill and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who previously delighted audiences with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Set in 1936, the movie's about a pair of Chicago con artists (Newman and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw) when they set out to avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Using a bogus bookie joint as a front for their con of all cons, the two feel the heat from the Chicago Mob on one side and encroaching police on the other. But in a plot that contains more twists than a treacherous mountain road, the ultimate scam is pulled off with consummate style and panache. It's an added bonus that Newman and Redford were box-office kings at the top of their game, and while Shaw broods intensely as the Runyonesque villain, The Sting is further blessed by a host of great supporting players including Dana Elcar, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Charles Durning, and Harold Gould. Thanks to the flavorful music score by Marvin Hamlisch, this was also the movie that sparked a nationwide revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime jazz, which is featured prominently on the soundtrack. One of the most entertaining movies of the early 1970s, The Sting is a welcome throwback to Hollywood's golden age of the '30s that hasn't lost any of its popular charm. --Jeff Shannon
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Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, this critical and box-office hit from 1973 provided a perfect reunion for director George Roy Hill and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who previously delighted audiences with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Set in 1936, the movie's about a pair of Chicago con artists (Newman and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw) when they set out to avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Using a bogus bookie joint as a front for their con of all cons, the two feel the heat from the Chicago Mob on one side and encroaching police on the other. But in a plot that contains more twists than a treacherous mountain road, the ultimate scam is pulled off with consummate style and panache. It's an added bonus that Newman and Redford were box-office kings at the top of their game, and while Shaw broods intensely as the Runyonesque villain, The Sting is further blessed by a host of great supporting players including Dana Elcar, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Charles Durning, and Harold Gould. Thanks to the flavorful music score by Marvin Hamlisch, this was also the movie that sparked a nationwide revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime jazz, which is featured prominently on the soundtrack. One of the most entertaining movies of the early 1970s, The Sting is a welcome throwback to Hollywood's golden age of the '30s that hasn't lost any of its popular charm. --Jeff Shannon
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REVIEW: This sparkling comedy/crime caper not only cemented George Roy Hill's reputation as a first-class director: but also proved to be THE perfect showcase for the acting team of Paul Newman and Robert Redford. "THE STING" is a classic re-creation of the Depression-era 30's complete with mobsters, grifters, cops, feds, and small-time confidence men. Newman and Redford play two such con-men looking to outsmart a big-headed crime boss/banker named Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) who is responsible ... Read More
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The Bottom Line:
Always entertaining, The Sting is a lighthearted caper movie that features a nice give-and-take between its two leads, a plot that (mostly) holds up, a great poker scene and a lot of twists and turns--what more could one ask from such a film?
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"You're right...[The con game] is not enough. But it's close!"
The above is what one of the con artists (or CONfidence game artists) says at the end of this fantastically entertaining movie.
This is a caper film set in late 1936. It revolves around a complicated but interesting plot by two professional con artists (played by Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to swindle a mob boss (played by Robert Shaw). The actual genesis of the idea behind this movie's ... Read More
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I'm not sure what other people are saying about the widescreen format. however, there is no need for this material to be on two discs. disc two just has a documentary and some other stuff. there's not really enough bonus features. also, there's no feature commentary. boo!
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I hadn't seen The Sting is decades, so I didn't remember much of anything about it. My oldest son had seen it sometime back and just raved about it, so when I found it on HDDVD for a good price on Amazon, I decided to go ahead and spend some of my birthday money on it. However, although it is a really good movie, it wasn't worth it for me to have purchased it and have it take up space in my DVD cabinet. I try to get & keep only the ones I feel most necessary, and this isn't one of those. It's DEFINITELY ... Read More
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783225876
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0783225873
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 31, 1998
Running Time: 129 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1973
Sales Rank: 451
MPN: MCAD20165D
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