The Sting in 35mm
The Sting in 35mm
Reteamed by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) director George Roy Hill, Paul Newman and Robert Redford appeared together for the second and final time in The Sting. Their effortless onscreen chemistry anchored David S. Ward’s Oscar-winning original screenplay about a pair of con men trying to pull an epic scam on a fearsome crime boss (Robert Shaw) in 1930s Chicago. The film was a huge box-office success that won seven Oscars, including for Best Picture, Hill’s directing, and Marvin Hamlisch’s hugely popular adaptations of Scott Joplin ragtime tunes.
DIRECTED BY: George Roy Hill. WRITTEN BY: David S. Ward. WITH: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning. 1973. 129 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
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