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The Sting

1973 film by George Roy Hill
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The Sting
Illustrator unknown; presumably a work-for-hire for distributor Universal Pictures. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Sting is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,456 views/month, #838 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[7], Academy Award for Best Production Design[8], Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[9], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[10], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[11]
  • Director: George Roy Hill[12]
  • Screenwriter: David S. Ward[13]
  • Composer: Marvin Hamlisch[14]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[15]
  • Genre: heist film[16], buddy film[17], comedy film[18], drama film[19]
  • Followed by: The Sting II[20]
  • Cast member: Paul Newman[21], Robert Redford[22], Robert Shaw[23], Charles Durning[24], Ray Walston[25], Eileen Brennan[26], Harold Gould[27], Dana Elcar[28], Sally Kirkland[29], Jack Kehoe[30], Robert Earl Jones[31], Dimitra Arliss[32], John Quade[33], John Heffernan[34]
  • Producer: Tony Bill[35], Julia Phillips[36], Michael Phillips[37]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[38]
  • Director of photography: Robert L. Surtees[39]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[40]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[41]
  • Commons category: The Sting[42]
  • Soundtrack release: The Sting[43]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[44]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[45], 93%[46], 83/100[47], 8.2/10[48]
  • Color: color[49]
  • Country of origin: United States[50]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1973[51], December 25, 1973[52], April 11, 1974[53], December 26, 1973[54], April 19, 1974[55]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[56], Netflix[57]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[58]
  • Filming location: Santa Monica[59], Chicago[60], LaSalle Street Station[61]

Why It Matters

The Sting has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did The Sting receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6].

Related Entities

1Q84 Charles Durning Edith Head Eileen Brennan film George Roy Hill Marvin Hamlisch Netflix Paul Newman Ray Walston Robert Redford Robert Shaw Sally Kirkland Scott Joplin United States

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  23. [34] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  50. [52] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  9. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Henry Bumstead
    Publication date → +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1973-12-25T00:00:00Z, +1974-04-11T00:00:00Z +2
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