…all it takes is a little confidence.|Dec. 25, 1973|United States|129 Min.|PG
Genre: Comedy;Crime;Drama
Description: **The Sting (1973) Movie Summary in English 720p and 480p**
**Plot Summary:**
Set in 1936 during the Great Depression, Johnny Hooker, a small-time grifter in Joliet, Illinois, scams $11,000 from an unsuspecting victim with the help of his partners, Luther Coleman and Joe Erie. Encouraged by their success, Luther decides to retire and advises Hooker to seek out Henry Gondorff, a veteran con artist in Chicago, to learn “the big con.” Unknowingly, their victim was a courier for Doyle Lonnegan, a ruthless crime boss. When corrupt police Lieutenant William Snyder discovers Hooker’s involvement, he demands a cut of the stolen money. However, Hooker has already spent his share and pays Snyder with counterfeit bills. Seeking revenge, Lonnegan’s men kill both the courier and Luther, forcing Hooker to flee to Chicago.
In Chicago, Hooker tracks down Henry Gondorff, a once-renowned con man now evading the FBI. He convinces Gondorff to help him take down Lonnegan. Despite initial reluctance, Gondorff agrees and assembles a skilled team of con artists. Together, they devise an elaborate scheme called “the wire,” creating a fake off-track betting parlor to swindle Lonnegan.
On the luxurious 20th Century Limited train, Gondorff, posing as a crude bookie named Shaw, joins Lonnegan’s private poker game. He intentionally annoys Lonnegan and cheats him out of $15,000. Later, Hooker, pretending to be Shaw’s disillusioned employee Kelly, approaches Lonnegan, claiming he wants to take over Shaw’s operation. Hooker reveals that he has a contact at the Western Union office who can manipulate race results to ensure winning bets, further ensnaring Lonnegan in their intricate con.
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Cast director: George Roy Hill
Cast actor: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe
Original name: The Sting