The sting

The Resource The sting
Label
The sting
Statement of responsibility
Universal Picture ; a Bill/Phillips production of a George Roy Hill film ; [written] by David S. Ward ; a Zanuck/Brown presentation
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  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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
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Awards note
  • Winner of 7 Academy Awards.
  • Winner of 7 Academy Awards: Best picture, best art direction, best costume design, best film editing, best music, best original screenplay.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; art direction, Henry Bumstead ; editor, William Reynolds ; costumes by Edith Head ; music by, Scott Joplin ; music adapted by Marvin Hamlisch
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG; bonus features not rated
Language note
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
PerformerNote
Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss, Robert Earl Jones, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop
Runtime
130
Series statement
Legacy series
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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