The sting
It is 1932 and a money runner is carrying the week's take -- $11,000 -- from an illegal gambling outfit in Joliet, Illinois, to the main office. On the way, three men con him out of the take. Mob boss Doyle Lonnegan discovers who pulled the job, and exacts revenge by having one of the con men,...
| Corporate Author: | Zanuck/Brown Productions (Firm), Universal Pictures (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Hill, George Roy, 1921-2002., Ward, David S., 1945-, Bill, Tony, 1940-, Phillips, Michael, 1943-, Phillips, Julia, 1944-2002., Zanuck, Richard D., Brown, David, 1916-2010., Newman, Paul, 1925-2008., Redford, Robert., Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978., Durning, Charles, 1923-2012., Walston, Ray, 1917-2001., Brennan, Eileen., Gould, Harold, 1923-2010., Heffernan, John, 1934-, Elcar, Dana., Kehoe, Jack, 1938-, Arliss, Dimitra, 1932-2012. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Published: |
Universal City, CA :
Universal Pictures : Distributed by Universal Studios,
Ã2001.
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| Edition: | Full screen. |
| Series: |
Award winners (Universal City Studios)
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
It is 1932 and a money runner is carrying the week's take -- $11,000 -- from an illegal gambling outfit in Joliet, Illinois, to the main office. On the way, three men con him out of the take. Mob boss Doyle Lonnegan discovers who pulled the job, and exacts revenge by having one of the con men, Luther Coleman thrown from a window. Lonnegan also orders a hit on Luther's partner, Johnny Hooker. To escape Lonnegan's wrath, Hooker goes to Chicago, to meet an old friend of Luther's, Henry Gondorff. To avenge Luther's death, they set up an elaborate plan -- a "long con"--To swindle an enormous sum out of Lonnegan so neatly that he won't even realize he's been conned. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1973. Special features: Production notes [text feature]; Cast and filmmakers [text feature]. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet ([4] pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Format: |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.; full screen, presentation aspect ratio 1.33:1. |
| Audience: |
MPAA Rating: Rated PG. |
| Awards: |
Winner, 1974 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips; Best Director: George Roy Hill; Best Film Editing: William Reynolds; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration: Henry Bumstead, James Payne; Best Costume Design: Edith Head; Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation: Marvin Hamlisch; Best writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced: David S. Ward. |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; film editor, William Reynolds ; costumes by Edith Head ; music adapted by Marvin Hamlisch ; piano rags by Scott Joplin ; art director, Henry Bumstead ; title artwork, Jaroslav Gebr. |
| ISBN: |
0783225873 9780783225876 |