The Sting | The Ultimate Con for $500,000 in 4K HDR

Watch Shaw (Paul Newman), Kelly (Robert Redford) and Hickey (Dana Elcar) pull off the ultimate $500,000 con in on one of the biggest mob bosses in Chicago in the 7-time Academy Award winner, The Sting!
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Synopsis:
Winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Sting stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford as two con men in 1930s Chicago. After a friend is killed by the mob, they try to get even by attempting to pull off the ultimate "sting." No one is to be trusted as the twists unfold, leading up to one of the greatest double-crosses in movie history. The con is on!
© 1973 Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Cast: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw
Produced by: Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Robert L. Crawford, Richard D. Zanuck, Michael Phillips
Directed by: George Roy Hill
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[@kithill1423]

Robrt Shaw told George Roy Hill he might not be able to do the film due to a leg injury. George said, "No problem: the limp will make character seem even grumpier"

[@johnricci7264]

I never realized that limp was real!

[@bully3628]

@@johnricci7264 yes, apparently Robert Shaw injured his knee playing tennis or racquetball a couple weeks before filming started and had to wear a leg brace. The limp was incorporated into the character and the brace was hidden by the baggy suit pants as was the style in that time period.

[@stephenhosking7384]

Great trivia! George was right - the limp adds to the character! Our last view of him is from behind as he limps away, more than a bit "grumpy". LOL! Every time I see these clips, I keep thinking that Lonnegan is a real person, caught in a scene with actors. And not just "actors" in the movie (as intended).

[@joseywales4638]

There you go again. Telling lies to make friends.

[@JoJo-tu1fc]

Fantastic

[@matteoromenghi]

50 years later, still a masterpiece of movie.

[@donut5143]

you realize this is a piece of garbage old ass movie for old people right? there are much better cinematic productions these days and they include a diverse group of people and genders@@tengille

[@melchiorvulpius4799]

...and really good music!

[@simonthomas5367]

The chemistry between Redford and Newman was just magical. 2 amazing actors at the top of their game.

[@jymfysher7704]

It looks like Decapario and Pitt may be teaming up again to be the new Newman/Redford after the recent ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.Their chemistry together is being called the closest ever to these two iconic actors and I would love to see them do a film like THE STING or BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID as it's been a half century since a dou of such exceptional actors have given audiences those vibes !

[@vinniemoran7362]

@@jymfysher7704 Closest ever. But not quite. I've seen reports of Hollywood considering the rebooting of both Redford films with Pitt, but it never came to pass. Same with McQueen's "Bullitt". Pitt probably has the good sense not to try.

[@jymfysher7704]

@@vinniemoran7362 Your right,nobody is gonna be able to match the magic Redford and Newman had together.Even they only teamed up twice knowing another mega hit film was like lightning striking the same place thrice.And why remake films that are as good today as back then? I think many people who saw OUATIH noticed that Leo and Brad seemed to echo the same chemistry that Robert and Paul had together, so the connection was made and many wanted to see them pair up again .Any remakes would be Hollywood sacrilege so an original in the same vein as the two previous iconic flicks is what will hopefully happen .And I'm sure the studio is frantically looking for the right script.But surely the salary demands of both Actors will be in the hundred million range so I expect there will be a huge budget, which is good because there will be little left for CGI !!

[@jadezee6316]

newman was levels above redford here

[@289cobra9]

Do Not Remake This Movie!!

[@franceshynes6057]

I first saw this movie when it first came out. When Newman and Redford were shot the whole theater went silent and when they both came alive, you could hear a collective sign of relief. Edith Head received an Academy Award for costume design. At her acceptance speech she said “I got to dress these two men and received an award for it”.

[@JoshAbridged]

Wow you’re old

[@l.1273]

@@JoshAbridged Me too. Saw it when it was newly released. Great film.

[@jackburton6330]

Never saw this, but love all these cats. I'll see it now.

[@dang1861]

Same here. My parents took my brother and me to a drive-in to see this. I was 7 years old and didn't understand the movie, but I do remember that scene. It wasn't until I became an adult and watched it again that I fully appreciated the whole movie.

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

Frances Hynes- I saw this soon after it won its Oscars, at a walk-in theater that no longer exists today. The audience especially enjoyed the poker game on the train part.

[@evermar1]

Even with the stellar cast, Robert Shaw was simply amazing.

[@dang1861]

His character made the movie... do ya follaw?

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@dang1861 Name's Lonnegan, you're gonna remember that or you're gonna get yourself another game. Tempers seem to be running a little...HIGH.

[@cramkisson9709]

Robert Shaw, Rod Stieger ,Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman.My all time favorites. ,

[@robertklose2140]

@@cramkisson9709 Rod Steiger wasn't in this film. Were you referring to the crooked cop character played by the hefty Charles Durning?

[@cramkisson9709]

@@robertklose2140 I was referring to all time great actors.

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

1973, two years later, in 1975, Robert Shaw would show up on Amity Island, hunting a Great White Shark to earn the money back he lost in the Sting.

[@nothosaur]

It's a sequel! I knew it!

[@LeeFred78]

But he was only going to make $10,000 if he caught that shark! What about the other $490K? :)

[@david10101961]

Sadly for him, he got taken by sharks on both occasions.

[@nothosaur]

@@LeeFred78 That first $10,000 was to recover the amount of his final bet in the final hand of poker on the train. Baby steps. 😀

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

@@david10101961 Haha, good one!

[@Traveler19491]

I'm old enough that I saw this in the theater when it first came out. To this day it's probably the best twist ending of any movie ever made.

[@MrGruffteddybear]

Followed closely by, if not tied with, Shawshank Redemption for best twist in a movie.

[@trieunguyen5897]

Unusual suspects was also great ending

[@hardcoreclassicenjoyer]

As a youngan, i can say they rarely make movies with good twists these days. The only other one that i put as high on my list as 'the sting' is 'the departed' from 2006

[@georgemoore7186]

If you want to see a movie with twists that you don't see coming but which all make sense in the end....watch a movie called "The Game" with Michael Douglas, it was a great movie but the twists and turns will leave you guessing all the way

[@dannysunay4386]

And back then, there was no social media to spoil the ending. It was a complete beautiful twisted ending.

[@iceberg1966]

Redford and Newman were great, but Shaw and Walston and Durning and the rest of the cast was brilliant, this Movie is so great, I wish they made them like this today.

[@vinniemoran7362]

Every single actor, right from the leads to the smallest characters, were all brilliant. Sign of a truly great film, producer and director.

[@fredofromchicago777]

Plus the casting directors

[@michaelparenteau1855]

Check out Mike Lally in the last scene--great! Shaw shoves him away from the betting window; later, Mike has hands held high when the "Feds" barge in! Mike was rumored to have appeared in every one of the original Columbo episodes (except for the 2 pilots).

[@gidget101]

And Casting Director!!!

[@2okaycola]

Amazing

[@classicalperformances8777]

​@fredofromchicago777 it was Joanna Woodward who suggested Redford

[@jamsheadaziz3999]

Robert Shaw. Such a menacing onscreen performance. Especially that stare and his taunt to Newman "not only are you a cheat but a gutless cheat".

[@dominicpetruzzelli3134]

Probably the best movie I've ever seen, they even conned the audience at the end.....brilliant !

[@289cobra9]

I was 12 when seeing this in the theater in 1974. I thought the FBI was real. Greatest movie ever!

[@rickrose5377]

Well, I wouldn't go so far as that...but it's close.

[@sengchenteh]

2 great actors and a great director！

[@chuckschafer6728]

@@289cobra9 YOU WERE LUCY I WAS 13 IN 1973AND MY FATHER WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SEE IT

[@richardpoplis6777]

Agreed 1000%

[@nikolauswolff5791]

Paul Newman was a legend and he will remain as one.

[@gw5309]

Three of my all time favorite movies are "Cool Hand Luke", Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" and "The Sting". Paul Newman was such a brilliant actor.

[@cloudstreets1396]

What about “The Hot Rock” ?

[@georgemorley1029]

Watch the Hustler.

[@fomori2]

There's no rules in a knife fight... lol

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@georgemorley1029 No kidding. Seen it at least 10 times and know 90% of the lines by heart.

[@davidhaber5304]

Don’t forget The Verdict. Newman was sensational

[@michaeldwatkins_]

"Not only are ya a cheat. You're a gutless cheat as well" - honestly, how can anything be this perfect? How can that be possible? Just genius.

[@ladsgomez5954]

I watched this movie a hundred times and it never gets old. I just love it.

[@rickrose5377]

I was in college and working in a record store when this movie was released. You couldn't keep the soundtrack album in stock -- you could sell as many as you could get your hands on. Ragtime was hot, briefly, and everyone who was previously unfamiliar with him, learned Scott Joplin's name.

[@The_Other_Ghost]

Nothing like ragtime music.

[@rickrose5377]

@@The_Other_Ghost It is as familiar as a popular, modern American audience ever got wirh Scott Joplin and a bygone American style. Joplin was otherwise an arcane museum piece. Being a purist was not a luxury you could afford.

[@GuinessOriginal]

Any relation to Janice?

[@SSky06]

"I was in college and working in a record store when this movie was released." I just wanted to say I was born in 1988 and am extremely jealous of this entire sentence, from start to finish. I miss college now that I'm in my 30's, but the idea of working in a record shop in the heyday of 1973 and getting to go see this movie in theatres sounds even better.

[@stephenhosking7384]

The Sting came a couple of years after The Great Gatsby, which triggered a "Jazz Era" revival. The soundtrack album also sold well - had it myself and loved the old tunes. I was in high school, and jazz and ragtime enjoyed a craze in the school dance music.

[@billbarry4179]

50 years since this was released, saw it at the theater, every actor was ultra talented, They really don't make them like this where actual performances are needed, wish they still had acting like this

[@nothosaur]

1973 -- we've got wonderful acting 2023 -- we've got CGI 'splosions

[@brianlee8891]

Why can't movies be made like this anymore? simply classical master piece.

[@diamondgeezertunes]

B'coz the studios love to churn out repeated fodder aimed at the 15- 24 yr old market ( X-men, Spider, iron, bat ..any animal infact!!) .. It's all now down to Box Office and not the craft of good movies with a great cast and a brilliant storyline .. !!

[@RivetGardener]

Too much stoopid CGI and fiery explosion laden junk. It takes skill and an art to create story-lines, dialogue and cinematography like this.

[@coryc9040]

The only movie that make money are about superheroes nowadays. Nothing else is worth the risk when you know you can have a huge box office hit with 100 spiderman movies in a row.

[@filthywings353]

Because it’s been done before…

[@seanknox7321]

They are. We just make so many more movies than we use to.

[@sholland42]

Robert Shaw in another masterpiece.

[@roadrules3671]

My All Time Favorite Movie; and in my opinion; one of the Greatest Films ever made. Just Outstanding.

[@jackmackenzie2482]

One of the Greatest Movies ever made!! Newman and Redford were Naturals together!! 2 movies-2 Smash Hits!!

[@donaldpaluga]

ISWYDT😏

[@gavincourtney3162]

Still one of my favourite movies of all time An absolute classic

[@restlessforacurevids]

Acting is so good in this movie. Newman locks all on Shaw, when he asks "what are the odds?" he keeps staring at Shaw. Excellent.

[@annsmith7207]

Redford and Newman : The all-time 2 best male film actor partnerships on screen. It doesn’t get better.

[@Kingfisher1215]

How many the Sting fans saw it in the theater? I did in Sterling Colorado. This and American Graffiti came out in 1973. Two of my favorite movies.

[@doncallangher6177]

Sterling in 1975. I pulled off driving to Missouri (the long way) looking for a gas station and some fella coming the other direction waved at me. That never happened anywhere else.

[@billpayer2]

I saw it first run on a date with my wife to be. They conned both of us. We never saw that ending coming. Wife & I still together and looking forward to our 50th anniversary next year.

[@Rookiemist8k]

Movies were so great back In the day. I watched most of them at the drive-in

[@FishtownRec]

Lol that cashier box is real secure with that door open

[@cristinabumbac151]

This movie is a sting itself! Amazing actors, brilliant plot...and Redford and Newman made two of the greatest movies ever: this one and of course Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, both unforgettable and unique.

[@PhilMoskowitz]

A winning cast, excellent script, timely music, and a competent director unconcerned with inserting his own style, all make for a perfect film.

[@davesmith1921]

I saw this in a theater when I was a teenager. One of the best movies ever made and the best ending of any movie.

[@LarryMossey]

Me too, and I agree.

[@rbd168]

I watch this film many times and NEVER get tired of it. Never better than Newman and Redford together.

[@smartleo3064]

I started this movie on TV at 1-2AM with zero knowledge about it while flipping channels and finished it and was blown away by twist ending. It was way ahead of its time and one of the best endings in history to date.

[@smartleo3064]

I watched it more than a decade back but it still on my mind to come back for ending.

[@gw5309]

Went with my parents to see this at the theater in 1973. I was fourteen and going to the theater wasn't something they did very often. Dad loved it, and he didn't love much that came out of Hollywood. I distinctly remember some guy behind us yelling "Aw Shit!" when Hooker opened his eyes 🤣 RIP Mom (1921 - 2017) & Dad (1913 - 2008). I miss you both.

[@johnquick4880]

your pop was ahead of his time.

[@rickrose5377]

G W I'm six years older than you (if you can imagine such a thing), and between college and graduate school, I managed record stores. One of the places I attended graduate school was at NYU, and my classes met next door to the burned out shell of the old Fillmore East. I'm from the midwest, but I had a theater company in Los Angeles, and was home visiting my mom in Illinois one Christmas. She worked on her feet like a dog 'til she was 89, and while I was visiting her -- as I pulled up a chair for her to sit down one Sunday morning that December -- she collapsed in a heap from a massive stroke. Because I was actually there when it happened, I got her to the hospital so quickly, that there was no cognitive damage, and I gave up my theater company to move back to Illinois and become her full-time caregiver. I did that for the last seven years of her life. My parents were near contemporaries of yours. My dad was born in late December of 1912, and my mom was born in November 1914 and passed away in 2011. I mentioned my classes being next to the remains of the Fillmore East, 'cuz, well -- The Allman Brothers. Oh, and this is for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j56zlImpdtKlrtE

[@gw5309]

@@rickrose5377 Thought that might be a link to ABB live and the Fillmore. But Warren is always appreciated too. Sometimes when my wife (of 45 years) and I are kicking back (with drinks usually) I'll play "Mutineer" for her. Makes her cry. Thanks for sharing about your folks. Sorry about the loss of your Mom. I was blessed to be bedside with both my folks when they threw off their earthly chains. It was tough, but I'm glad I was there. They were tough and had seen and done a lot in their 90+ years So speaking of Live at The Fillmore, some people think it may be the best live album ever recorded, including at least one of these guys: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ganLfGiuiamJhMk

[@rickrose5377]

@@gw5309 Oh, well done, sir -- thanks for that. I said I was six years older than you, so my freshman year at college, 'Eat a Peach' was released, but prior to that 'Idlewild South' and 'Live...' were pouring out the window of every dorm room. And this was in Connecticut! I'm a northener and a hopeless Cubs' fan, and my wife is from Madison, Wisconsin, but in college, I dated a rich girl from Roswell, and half my friends from college are from Georgia. Others are from Biloxi and from Metairie. You and your wife have a terrific week.

[@davidhaber5304]

You and I are close in age. Born in 1958. My dad 1925. Mom 1927. Still lucky to have a sharp mom. Anyway would have liked to have known you G W. We loved the movies as well. This one a classic. During the pandemic my wife and I got hooked on TCM. The movies of the 30’s and 40’s. The best. It’s all we watch. Stories unreal. The most beautiful actresses. And actors that were men. Love it. Hope your well.

[@kaveman1021]

One of the best memories of my Dad was when he took me to see this. The first "grown-up" movie he took me to see.

[@afrayedknot9169]

I have the same feeling about “Jeremiah Johnson”

[@justabaker5609]

I'm just the opposite. My dad hadn't been to a movie in over twenty years when it came out and I took him. Great experience.

[@mikezip9423]

Dads are heroes

[@CaseyW491]

These two are American treasures, as are all the classics they brought us.

[@squiggletop]

love that the cashier has bars but an open door next to it

[@cedricliggins7528]

It's fake

[@johnnymfbravo7163]

Great movie. All because of the acting and the story. No special effects or corny, over-the-top super heroes. Why can't they make movies like this anymore?

[@austinteutsch]

Pixar and kids growing up in front of a video game screen ruined Hollywood. The market now is 14 to 35, people and kids with no brain to hold a story down. No more Driving Miss Daisy.

[@korswe]

Shashank Redemption comes close thought

[@Ladybugseason]

You need talent, Hollywood is talentless.

[@jayseaborg3895]

How many people these days would have the patience to sit through a movie like this, following all of the subtle plot twists and character development? As you said, no special effects, no super heroes...anybody making such a film today would lose money.

[@korswe]

@@jayseaborg3895 Napoleon Dynomite is one of the most profitable movies of all time

[@combcomclrlsr]

"Place it on Lucky Dan" -- brilliant ambiguity.

[@ROGER2095]

I lived in Chicago when this came out and the local theater (Devon) played this movie for almost a full year! I can't think of any other movie that was so popular.

[@stephenpowell5912]

Beautifully acted ,Shaw ,Redford and Newman were brilliant in The sting ❤️love the Ragtime Music score ❤️🎼🎙️

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Newman, Redford, Shaw, Gould, Durning, Elcar, Walston, Brennan, what a cast !!!

[@lscales6131]

One of the greatest movies ever made.

[@arkady714]

$500,000 in 1933 would be $10.8 million in 2022. Holy crap...

[@jackburton6330]

"It's close!" :D

[@ComedyBros5]

and $11.5mil in 2023! Inflation is out of this world!

[@markvoelker6620]

$500k was 25,000 ounces of gold ($20/ounce back then). Today, at ~$2400/ounce, that’s $60 million. At 4:1 odds, the payout would be $240 million.

[@stevenholquin2127]

This is a Good lesson You Must Pay Attention and Listen Carefully

[@johnricci7264]

One of my favorite movies of all time. I'll bet I've seen it 50 times. Amazing cast and fantastic script. One of my favorite parts is the score, which was all Scott Joplin ragtime pieces produced by Marvin Hamlisch. I studied ragtime and dixieland piano from 1968-71 as I was playing piano in a dixieland band, and playing (very underage) in dive bars at the time. I can still play most of that score from memory. Great stuff!

[@atticstattic]

Not _all_ Joplin- most

[@edwardquinones7108]

This is my favorite Paul Newman movie.

[@andrewb1517]

@2:04-2:07 Love that pause where he's thinking "Should I or shouldn't I ? Let's do this"

[@VesaGuardian]

This has to be one of my all time favorite movies.

[@dennish300]

One of the best films ever produced!

[@chuckhawksworth3849]

The book is very good too. It has things that are missing from the movie. My favorite film. Period.

[@KDC256]

It's interesting that "The Sting" came out just as the espionage caper series "Mission: Impossible" ended its seven season (1966-1973) run on CBS. "M:I" frequently used con game tactics to obtain information/confessions, recover stolen items, or to set the mark up to be executed by their own cohorts.

[@ComedyBros5]

It's hard to find a movie with as much rewatch value as this one. Everything about is so damn lovable! I really wish Redford and Newman teamed up for more than Butch Cassidy and this. This, The Prestige, The Godfather, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Once Upon a Time in The West, Alien, and Braveheart are all simply in a league of their own.

[@IndieVolken]

Braveheart is for dumb disney adults

[@qaz3000]

To those that feel like this is a "big" con for 500k. Know that in todays money that is 9.9 million $ When I first watched to movie I used an inflation software to get a better feel of what was actually at stake.

[@Influx27]

Even without the big con story, this movie is still great

[@toptenguy1]

Never seen this movie, but the "He's gone" part is genius. lol

[@Blackgeoff1]

Too bad you saw the ending first. Still worth seeing though

[@BradiKal61]

Great writing. A flawless con on the villian and a couple on the audience as well

[@briansalisbury4764]

Two of most good looking guys ever in one movie

[@jerroldkazynski5480]

A BIG thanks to Hollywood for creating a great movie. And thanks to Chicago for having a movie set, the autos period correct, and the whole package of clothes and street scenes that were made for this movie.

[@fredofromchicago777]

90% of the film was shot on the Universal lot.

[@andrewfield5656]

“We’re gonna need a bigger briefcase”

[@ak5609]

I grew up with one of the most sympatic actors of all times. Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. I love to see the movie over and over again.

[@ellik3802]

Very good looking scene

[@alanw505]

I like how the movie Stings the audience with that fake cop who was actually a part of The Sting itself.

[@mikezaibel6748]

Greatest movie of all time

[@oysterboy9]

I could watch this movie every day.

[@davidmarshall5596]

Brilliant actors both...a film that is up there with the best!

[@xamurai00]

Here in Ireland you can buy ''Bushmills'' whiskey and the label has never really changed.. This is why i have a love for brewers..

[@andymitchell9341]

This is on a very very short list of perfect movies.

[@ayokay123]

I was 14 when I saw it at the theatre. Immediately begged mom for $2 to buy the album. Basically wore it out after a couple of years, then bought the sheet music. EVERY single kid who played piano was compelled to learn The Entertainer, Solace, and Maple Leaf Rag.

[@Stewbie63]

Paul and Rob had the best acting relationship of all time...I could watch these guys for all eternity and not get bored.

[@marks.6480]

Back in the 70's my friend's Dad brought home a Video Disc Player for "consumer testing". It came with a small selection of movies like Jaws, Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Smokey & the Bandit, Andromeda Strain and also The Sting. I must have seen it at least a dozen times.

[@richardmcniff6776]

The reason their hasn't been a remake of this movie, you can't improve perfection.

[@miaouew]

Newman has got to be my fav actor ever

[@singerrb4984]

I saw this movie when the line for tickets was around the block and we waited in line for an hour to get tickets. What a great movie!

[@brodieellis2545]

One of the best movies ever!

[@peterkasturas6179]

Top Five Film for sure....and not only did they con Lonnegan...they also conned the audience! Classic

[@SGTJDerek]

It's been way to long since I saw this masterpiece.

[@ihatenwo]

5:07 Those 'realization face' We are have been there lol

[@WillieDines1]

Still one of the best movies ever made

[@phildavenport4150]

Just behind the Tommy Crown original.

[@james-p]

Robert Shaw was so good, I'd bet even the other actors were scared crapless of Doyle Lonnegan!

[@leonardcroft1467]

Still Love Watching This Movie …

[@ebonymanley26]

This a great movie one of my favorites Robert Redford and Paul Newman ❤

[@jackmackenzie2482]

Always Loved Robert Shaw as Well. I remember watching this in the Movies when it 1st came out! I was watching TCM one night when they were highlighting The Sting. I remember Ben Manchewitz mentioning that Robert Shaw enjoyed working with Newman and what a Professional he was. He didn’t have the same praise for Redford. He said he more than once held up shooting by showing up late. He said that Redford thought he was too big a Star and was too Snobby and Cocky!!

[@kathygarner8897]

Redford was known for always being late.

[@daedralord1]

My grandad was Paul Newman’s chauffeur for 3 weeks here in Ireland in the late 70s. He would sit up front with my grandad and talk about anything. He never sat in the back. Funny enough Sofia Loren wouldn’t sit in the back. I remember my grandad jokingly saying that Sophia was only woman he would have left my grandmother for

[@mariadelourdes3380]

Filmaço, não me canso de vê!!

[@yiabwstetienne7474]

Brilliant film, they don't make quality like that anymore.

[@gd3369]

you got that right ... this movie is amazing ...

[@spizzenergi2292]

In my top 5 best movie’s ever made….. I had to watch it a few times to get it though

[@stevesteve0521]

Agreed one of my all time favorite movies

[@janysmahoney1271]

Cmon b honest now, who's here f the movie?(personally speaking)quite simply the sexiest male pairing of the 20th Century by a *long chalk,* an the film ain't half bad either. Possibly my 5,000th viewing since 73'release an yet Shaws ice cool an steeply stare still sends chills up my bones. *The strength of ANYTHG is how it holds up 20,30-50yrs later an boy this film still holds true even after all these yrs..Deseverdly 5 Oscar Winner.*

[@RoyJHopwood]

The Sting is my favorite movie of all time ever since I first saw it in 1973 (my next is The Great Escape). I have watched it many times since then and it remains my favorite. It may have 'holes' in it, as others have commented on, but it is a thoroughly entertaining film that moves along and doesn't get bogged down. I look forward to watching it many more times before I fall off the twig.

[@markjohnson4962]

Note: The Great Escape has no female roles. That movie could not be made today.

[@DeltaElites]

One of the first movies I remember where there was a twist after the twist. Many have tried to copy this style but none have done it as brilliantly. The Entertainer was also one of my favorite musical pieces for decades.

[@rickrose5377]

See 'House of Games', 'The Spanish Prisoner', and 'Heist' by David Mamet.

[@gregwatson8219]

Yeah but this movie rarely plays and Newman Redford share little screen time Now thats a con!

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@rickrose5377 House of Games was BS.

[@rickrose5377]

@@rufust.firefly4890 Much as I've heard that you're an ignoramus, RTF, I will continue to fight for your honor. Which is more than you've ever done.

[@craigcaldwell9181]

none has done it as brilliantly...one has, not one have.

[@howardcroft3748]

So many moves age and become unmatchable after a few years... but .ot thus one. People will still be watching and enjoying thus one in 100 years

[@Sasha-ce4tu]

Best film ever

[@writerconsidered]

And the last man standing is the kid Robert Redford. To the best of my knowledge he's the only one alive today. Amazing cast of characters all around. I recognize and remember almost all of them. Including the cop escorting Robert Shaw out.

[@sonlover62]

Charles Durning … died 2012

[@rufust.firefly4890]

James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop and Sally Kirkland are still around.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

RobtEarl Jones(Luther) was James Earl Jones father.

[@marshaloiscamillephilpotts5718]

I love the everything about The Sting 1973 from 1930s setting to the music, costumes, the action, the writing, the acting and the directing and I love the cast too and I love Paul Newman and he is excellent as Henry "Shaw" Gondroff and I love Robert Redford and he is excellent as Johnny "Kelly" Hooker and the chemistry between Newman and Redford is off the charts and so good and interesting and I love Robert Shaw and he is excellent as Doyle Lonnegan and The Sting also has a very, talented and interesting group of supporting actors and actresses and The Sting was highly successful at the 46th Academy Awards in 1974 and it was nominated for 10 Oscars and The Sting was released on Christmas Day in 1973 and it won 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director George Roy Hill, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) David S Ward and Redford was also nominated for Best Actor and The Sting also rekindled Newman's career after a series of big screen flops and the screenplay of The Sting is regarded one of the best ever written and The Sting was a massive critical and commercial success and The Sting 1973 was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". I love The Sting it is one of my best and my favourite movies of all time.

[@illaoibo3823]

I can't tell if this is ironic

[@polarstar]

and? ...

[@pftittl]

"I was told I could learn something from you. Already know how to drink."

[@georgebollard6300]

One of the best movies and cast. The problem is you can only see it once because we know the ending. But what the heck, let’s watch it again!!

[@newtonpeart8573]

I just keep watching certain scenes over and over aftre all these years,they don't make these types of movies anymore.

[@ManBolo5432]

Saw it too young in theater originally and been hooked on con movies since

[@ScottLulu]

One of the greatest movies ever made

[@e-spy]

The Sting is one of my all time favorite movies. There are quite a few of them, but gaslight with Ingrid Bergman is another, as is cold mountain. Renee Zellweger was amazing. They seem to rely on tricks these days, rather than substance. I would love it if we could have both!

[@tvs3497]

Well, you can't. Hollywood ain't what it used to be, pal. It's ruined, it's all woke now. Just take what they give you and keep your mouth shut if you don't want to be canceled. Now if you don't mind, pass me that popcorn.

[@e-spy]

@@tvs3497 lol, you can't even talk about movies without saying something hateful??? You must be super fun at parties.

[@MondoProducer]

Wow, the feel of the classics! Takes me away.

[@KentDonaldson]

My favourite film by some distance. True masterpiece.

[@martynparfect8571]

Verdict is brilliant. Should have won the Oscar. I remember the Oscar night on TV. PAUL newman just shrugged his shoulders when another best actor was announced. That was Ben Kingsley in Gandhi.

[@k.d.kelley2830]

@@steveeverill616 The Verdict came out in '82.

[@pftittl]

That was horrible.... Newman's performance was so much more nuanced than Kingsley's Gandhi. I covered the Oscars that year as a journalist and everyone was telling Newman and James Mason they were going to win. They got robbed.

[@jackmackenzie2482]

Just wondering if anyone watching realizes that the pharmacy that Doyle Lonnigan is sitting in waiting for that phone call is the same store used many years later in the 1st. Back To The Future Movie Starring Michael J.Fox and Christopher Lloyd!

[@evanjazzista]

Are you serious?? You mean the place where Marty McFly meets his dad young? That's priceless trivia, thank you! :)

[@jackmackenzie2482]

@@evanjazzista Yes the same!!

[@jackmackenzie2482]

@@evanjazzista Obviously in Back To The Future-Updated to fit the time, but yes the same set. I heard it on Turner Classic Movies. A pretty good source for information such as this!!