The Sting (1973)

This day in History !!!!

On this day back in 1931 gambling was made legal in the state of Nevada and even though our next film of the day takes place in Illinois it still is a great gambling movie starring the great Paul Newman and directed by George Roy Hill (Hey! This happened yesterday too. It's a Newman/Hill weekend it looks like) ............

The Sting (1973)

Run Time:  129 mins

Genre:  Comedy, Drama, Crime

Format:  Widescreen Format, Color

Director:   George Roy Hill

Starring:  Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston and Eileen Brennan

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070735/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sting

Find the link to Paul Newman's Wikipedia.org Article from our Slap Shot (1977) Post:

http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/slap-shot-1977.html 

..... and from our The Hustler (1961) Post:

http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-hustler-1961.html

Find the link to Director George Roy Hill's Wikipedia.org Article from our Slap Shot (1977) Post:

http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/slap-shot-1977.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Robert Redford:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Redford

Wikipedia.org Article for Robert Shaw:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shaw_(British_actor)

Wikipedia.org Article for Charles Durning:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Durning

Wikipedia.org Article for Ray Walston:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Walston

Wikipedia.org Article for Eileen Brennan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Brennan

Wikipedia.org Article for Composer Marvin Hamlisch:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch

Trailer for the Film on YouTube (looks like this trailer was released for the film's re-release after it won Best Picture at the 1974 Oscars):

This is a very clever film with plenty of cool ideas and camera shots.  It has amazing sets and costumes and is a really good film.

And then this happened .................

The Sting Wins The Best Picture Award at the 1974 Oscars on YouTube:


Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Sting (1973) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/the-sting-47635

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-sting/118910/

Check back in tomorrow ...................... 
For our next Film of the Day .....................