Summary
In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Gangsters
-- Illinois
-- Chicago
-- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- Drama. Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama. Gangster films. Caper films. Comedy films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Studios Home Entertainment,2012 |
| Edition | Blu-ray and DVD, Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Art of The sting. |
| Contributors |
Bill, Tony,
1940- film producer. Phillips, Michael, 1943- film producer. Phillips, Julia, 1944-2002, film producer. Hill, George Roy, 1921-2002, film director. Zanuck, Richard D., film producer. Brown, David, 1916-2010, film producer. Ward, David S., 1945- screenwriter. Newman, Paul, 1925-2008, actor. Redford, Robert, actor. Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978, actor. Durning, Charles, 1923-2012, actor. Walston, Ray, 1917-2001, actor. Brennan, Eileen, actor. Gould, Harold, 1923-2010, actor. Heffernan, John, 1934- actor. Elcar, Dana, actor. Kehoe, Jack, 1934-2020 actor. Arliss, Dimitra, 1932-2012, actor. Surtees, Robert, director of photography. Bumstead, Henry, art director. Reynolds, William, 1910-1997, editor of moving image work. Head, Edith, costume designer. Hamlisch, Marvin, arranger of music. Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917, composer. Universal Pictures (Firm), production company. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; art director, Henry Bumstead ; editor, William Reynolds ; costumes, Edith Head ; music adapter, Marvin Hamlisch ; piano rags, Scott Joplin. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English and French soundtracks; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) and optional French and Spanish subtitles. |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. Blu-ray Disc special features: The art of The sting (3-part documentary featuring interviews with Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and many more) (57 min.); 100 years of Universal : restoring theclassics; 100 years of Universal : the '70s; 100 years of Universal : the lot; theatrical trailer. DVD special features: The art of The sting (3-part documentary featuring interviews with Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and many more) (57 min.); theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 1080p high definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English) and DTS 2.0 mono (French). DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English) and Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (French). Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, Best Picture, 1973 Academy Award, Writing, 1973 Academy Award, Directing, 1973 Academy Award, Music, 1973 Academy Award, Art Direction, 1973 Academy Award, Film Editing, 1973 Academy Award, Costume Design, 1973 |
| Description |
1 Blu-ray Disc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD (130 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Other | Classic View |