| Edition |
Blu-ray + DVD, Wide screen. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround mono rda |
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NTSC rda DVD |
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video file Blu-ray rda Blu-ray |
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video file DVD region 1 rda DVD |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; 1080p high definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English) and DTS 2.0 mono (French). |
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DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby digital 5.1 (English) and Dolby digital 2.0 mono (French). |
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Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Cast |
Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; art director, Henry Bumstead ; editor, William Reynolds ; costumes, Edith Head ; music adapter, Marvin Hamlisch ; piano rags, Scott Joplin. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| 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. |
| Note |
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. |
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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. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, Best Picture, 1973 |
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Academy Award, Writing, 1973 |
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Academy Award, Directing, 1973 |
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Academy Award, Music, 1973 |
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Academy Award, Art Direction, 1973 |
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Academy Award, Film Editing, 1973 |
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Academy Award, Costume Design, 1973 |
| Language |
English and French soundtracks; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) and optional French and Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama.
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Gangsters. (OCoLC)fst00937713
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Swindlers and swindling. (OCoLC)fst01140414
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Illinois -- Chicago.
(OCoLC)fst01204048
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| Genre/Form |
Gangster films.
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Caper films.
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Caper films. (OCoLC)fst01710281
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Gangster films. (OCoLC)fst01710308
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Bill, Tony, 1940- film producer.
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Phillips, Michael, 1943- film producer.
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Phillips, Julia, 1944-2002, film producer.
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Hill, George Roy, 1921-2002, film director.
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Zanuck, Richard D., film producer.
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Brown, David, 1916-2010, film producer.
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Ward, David S., 1945- screenwriter.
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Newman, Paul, 1925-2008, actor.
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Redford, Robert, actor.
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Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978, actor.
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Durning, Charles, 1923-2012, actor.
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Walston, Ray, 1917-2001, actor.
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Brennan, Eileen, actor.
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Gould, Harold, 1923-2010, actor.
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Heffernan, John, 1934- actor.
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Elcar, Dana, actor.
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Kehoe, Jack, 1934-2020 actor.
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Arliss, Dimitra, 1932-2012, actor.
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Surtees, Robert, director of photography.
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Bumstead, Henry, art director.
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Reynolds, William, 1910-1997, editor.
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Head, Edith, costume designer.
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Hamlisch, Marvin, arranger of music.
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Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917, composer (expression)
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Universal Pictures (Firm), production company.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher, film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Art of The sting.
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| Standard No. |
025192139758 |
| Music No. |
61122155 Universal Studios Home Entertainment (container) |
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2018751 Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Blu-ray) |
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480044 Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Blu-ray) |
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2018750 Universal Studios Home Entertainment (DVD) |
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480043 Universal Studios Home Entertainment (DVD) |
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