The Sting

United States of America, 1973

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Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.

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Credits

director

George Roy Hill

costume design

Edith Head

producer

Julia Phillips

Michael Phillips

Tony Bill

production company

Universal Pictures

Zanuck/Brown Productions

visual effects

Albert Whitlock

writer

David S. Ward

Duration

02:09:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-9277

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Crime

Drama

TMDB-Movie

9277

Wikidata

Q62665

Collected

259 times

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