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The Sting

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The Sting

Produced by	Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
Directed by	George Roy Hill
Written by	David S. Ward
Starring	Paul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw
Music by	Scott Joplin
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Editing	William Reynolds
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 25, 1973
Runtime	129 min.
Language	English
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*IMDb Page (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070735/)*

The Sting was a 1973/1974 big caper movie based in the 1930s and centered around a convoluted plot by two professional "grifters" (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The story is based in part on a real life con game orchestrated by "Count" Victor Lustig.

The film is divided into distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards. It is noted for its musical score -- particularly its theme song, "The Entertainer" -- a piano rag by Scott Joplin, which was lightly adapted for the movie by Marvin Hamlisch.

A major box office success, it was the highest grossing film of 1974, taking in more than US$160 million.

A belated sequel, The Sting II appeared in 1983.

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