Overview:
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.| Status: | Released (1973-12-25) |
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| Awards: | Won 7 Oscars. 18 wins & 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $156,000,000 |
| Screen: | David S. Ward |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company, David Brown Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3636: Paul Newman - Henry Gondorff
- 4135: Robert Redford - Johnny Hooker
- 8606: Robert Shaw - Doyle Lonnegan
- 1466: Charles Durning - Lt. Wm. Snyder
- 4093: Ray Walston - J.J. Singleton
- 39015: Eileen Brennan - Billie
- 14833: Harold Gould - Kid Twist
Crews
- 3099: William Reynolds - Editor - Editing
- 4350: Edith Head - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 9577: George Roy Hill - Director - Directing
- 10005: Robert Surtees - Director of Photography - Camera
- 57138: Tony Bill - Producer - Production
- 12432: Julia Phillips - Producer - Production
- 12433: Michael Phillips - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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Not only does it sting, it floats like a butterfly as well. Academy Award Winner Best Picture, Academy Award Winner Best Director-George Roy Hill, Academy Award Winner Best Screenplay-David S. Ward, Academy Award Winner Best Editing-William Reynolds, Academy Award Winner Best Song ....
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Say what you like about the undoubted chemistry between Paul Newman ("Henry") and Robert Redford ("Johnny") this film belongs to a superb effort from the understated but hugely entertaining Robert Shaw. He's the hard-nosed gangster "Lonnegan" who gets (anonymously) fleeced by a "John ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**It is imperative to rediscover this magnificent film.** There are many films about con artists and confidence games (Ocean’s Eleven and its two or three sequels, for example), but I had never seen one that was so good-natured and in which the main characters were so likable. It' ....
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