What age rating is The Sting?

In Spain, The Sting is rated suitable for all audiences.

When does The Sting come out in Spain?

The Sting hits Spanish theaters on April 18, 1974.

How much did The Sting gross?

The Sting grossed $159.6M worldwide on a budget of $5.5M.

Where was The Sting filmed?

The Sting was filmed in Santa Monica, Chicago, and at LaSalle Street Station.

In what order should you watch the The Sting saga?

The release order is: The Sting (1973), The Sting 2 (1983).

The Sting

Name: The Sting
Director: George Roy Hill
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1973-12-25
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston

1973

Become a fan of its genres:

8.0/10

Release Date

25/12/1973

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

93%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

82%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

83%

... all it takes is a little trust.

Joliet, Illinois, 1936, during the Great Depression. Johnny Hooker is a con artist who makes a living running the big store con alongside his partners Luther Coleman and Joe Erie. After taking a considerable sum from an unsuspecting mark, the crew comes across a windfall they never expected. Luther, emboldened by the score, decides to retire and suggests Johnny visit an old friend in Chicago, Henry Gondorff, to learn "the big con" from him. Johnny wants to move up to a more ambitious kind of scam, and the road to Chicago marks the start of his new ambition. The film is a heist comedy directed by George Roy Hill, with Robert Redford as Hooker and Paul Newman as Gondorff.

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Facts about The Sting

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Recommended ageSuitable for all audiences

Spain releaseApril 18, 1974

Worldwide premiereDecember 25, 1973

Runtime2 h 2 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThe Sting

CountryUnited States

Production companiesUniversal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company, Bill/Phillips Productions

Budget$5.5M

Worldwide box office$159.6M

Box office in the U.S.$156.0M

Return on investmentx29.0 Box office hit

Trailer views110K

More ratings

4.2/5Letterboxd82/100Trakt8.2/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Sting

7Oscars won

19total awards

10total nominations

Oscar 7 10 nom.

Awards won

1974Academy Award for Best Picture · Tony Bill
1974Academy Award for Best Director · George Roy Hill
1974Academy Award for Best Film Editing · William H. Reynolds
1974Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay · David S. Ward
1974Academy Award for Best Costume Design · Edith Head
1974Academy Award for Best Production Design · Henry Bumstead
1974Academy Award for Best Original Song Score · Marvin Hamlisch
—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
—National Board of Review Award for Best Film

Nominations

1974Academy Award for Best Actor
1974Academy Award for Best Director
1974Academy Award for Best Cinematography
1974Academy Award for Best Film Editing
1974Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1974Academy Award for Best Costume Design

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1974Academy Award for Best Picture
1974Academy Award for Best Production Design
1974Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
1974Academy Award for Best Sound

The Sting Cast

Paul NewmanHenry Gondorff

Robert RedfordJohnny Hooker

Robert ShawDoyle Lonnegan

Charles DurningLt. Wm. Snyder

Ray WalstonJ.J. Singleton

Eileen BrennanBillie

Harold GouldKid Twist

John HeffernanEddie Niles

Dana ElcarF.B.I. Agent Polk

Jack KehoeErie Kid

Dimitra ArlissLoretta

Robert Earl JonesLuther Coleman

James SloyanMottola

Charles DierkopFloyd (Bodyguard)

Lee PaulBodyguard

Sally KirklandCrystal

Avon LongBenny Garfield

Arch JohnsonCombs

Ed BakeyGranger

Brad SullivanCole

John QuadeRiley

Larry D. MannTrain Conductor

Leonard BarrBurlesque House Comedian

Paulene MyersAlva Coleman

Joe TornatoreBlack Gloved Gunman

Jack CollinsDuke Boudreau

Tom SpratleyCurly Jackson

Kenneth O'BrienGreer

Ken SansomWestern Union Executive

Ta-TanishaLouise Coleman

William BenedictRoulette Dealer

Robert BrubakerBill Clayton from Pittsburgh (uncredited)

Kathleen FreemanKid Twist's Wife (uncredited)

Susan FrenchLandlady (uncredited)

Bruce KimballLacey the Bouncer (uncredited)

Alexander LockwoodLandlord (uncredited)

Chuck MorrellFBI Agent Chuck (uncredited)

Byron MorrowMr. Jameson from Chicago (uncredited)

Pearl ShearLady in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Arthur ToveyBank Officer (uncredited)

Guy WayGambling Den Boss (uncredited)

Jim MichaelBartender (uncredited)

Jack BerleGambler (uncredited)

Nick BorganiTailor (uncredited)

Robert BuckinghamGambler (uncredited)

Peter EastmanPoker Player (uncredited)

Richard ElmoreGambler (uncredited)

Bob FolkersonGambler (uncredited)

Sig FrohlichGambler (uncredited)

Ralph GambinaGambler (uncredited)

Clarke GordonMr. Lombard (uncredited)

Jack GriffinCabbie (uncredited)

Bob HarksPedestrian (uncredited)

George HolmesGambler (uncredited)

Sid KaneCashier #2 (uncredited)

Mike LallyGambler (uncredited)

Tom McDonoughGambler (uncredited)

Richard NiehausTrain Passenger (uncredited)

Jessica RainsSecretary (uncredited)

Al RobertsGambler (uncredited)

Edwin RochelleGambler (uncredited)

Clark RossMan at Bar (uncredited)

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Cast of The Sting by the numbers

46average cast age in years

12years of age gap between the leads

21%women in the cast

11%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Robert Redford, age 37 at release. The oldest: Ray Walston, at 59.

Cast ages at release

Paul Newman49 years old
Robert Redford37 years old
Robert Shaw46 years old
Charles Durning51 years old
Ray Walston59 years old
Eileen Brennan41 years old
Harold Gould50 years old
John Heffernan39 years old
Dana Elcar46 years old
Jack Kehoe39 years old

Cast heights

1.84 mDana Elcar
1.80 mRobert Shaw
1.79 mRobert Redford
1.75 mBrad Sullivan
1.73 mRay Walston
1.68 mCharles Durning
1.66 mEileen Brennan

Cast nationalities

United States 6United Kingdom 1

Crew

AddressGeorge Roy Hill
WritingDavid S. Ward
MusicMarvin Hamlisch, Scott Joplin
PhotographyRobert Surtees
EditingWilliam Reynolds
Costume designEdith Head
CastingWilliam Batliner, Robert J. LaSanka
ProductionJulia Phillips, Tony Bill, Michael Phillips

Trivia about The Sting

Director George Roy Hill deliberately avoided using extras in the street scenes, just as gangster films of the 30s didn't feature them either.

Newman agreed to take part after securing top billing, a fee of $500,000, and a share of the profits, following five films that had flopped at the box office.

Inspired by a recording by Gunther Schuller, Hill reportedly commissioned Marvin Hamlisch to arrange Scott Joplin's music for the film.

Co-producer Tony Bill, a classic car enthusiast, contributed several vintage vehicles, including his own 1935 Pierce-Arrow limousine.

Robert Shaw's limp in the film was real: he injured his leg playing handball shortly before filming began.

"The Sting" grossed $159,616,327 in the United States and $159,617,671 worldwide, according to the available box office data.

Marvin Hamlisch won three Oscars in one night at the 1974 ceremony: Best Music, Scoring: Adaptation for "The Sting", Best Original Score, and Best Original Song for "The Way We Were".

Universal re-released "The Sting" in 1977, with a first new run beginning on April 28 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

Franchise Order El golpe - Colección

All movies in release order.

1The Sting1973You are here
2The Sting 21983

What it's about The Sting

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Main theme: gambling, organized crime

What The Sting is called in other countries

It was released in 36 countries, each in its own language.

SpainEl golpe
FranceL'Arnaque
GermanyDer Clou
ItalyLa stangata
BrazilGolpe de Mestre
PortugalA Golpada
Japanスティング
South Korea스팅
China骗中骗
RussiaАфера
BelgiumDe strik
BulgariaУжилването

See the remaining 24 countries

CanadaL'arnaque
CroatiaŽalac
CzechiaPodraz
DenmarkSidste stik
EstoniaTüssamine
FinlandPuhallus
Georgiaნესტარი
GreeceΤο Κεντρί
Hong Kong老千計狀元才
HungaryA nagy balhé
Iranنیش
Israelהעוקץ
LithuaniaApgaulė
NorwayStikket
PolandŻądło
RomaniaCacealmaua
SerbiaЖаока
SlovakiaPodraz
SwedenBlåsningen
Taiwan刺激
Thailand2 ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่
TurkeyBelalılar
UkraineАферисти
VietnamLừa Bịp

Where it was filmed The Sting

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by The Sting

No sense being a grifter if it's the same as bein' a citizen.
[to Snyder] Sit down and shut up, will ya? Try not to live up to all my expectations.
[enters the poker game pretending to be drunk] Sorry I'm late, guys, I was takin' a crap.

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