Paul Newman
Henry Gondorff
Robert Redford
Johnny Hooker
Robert Shaw
Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning
Lt. Wm. Snyder
Ray Walston
J.J. Singleton
Eileen Brennan
Billie
Harold Gould
Kid Twist
John Heffernan
Eddie Niles
Dana Elcar
F.B.I. Agent Polk
Jack Kehoe
Erie Kid
Dimitra Arliss
Loretta
Robert Earl Jones
Luther Coleman
James Sloyan
Mottola
Charles Dierkop
Floyd (Bodyguard)
Lee Paul
Bodyguard
Sally Kirkland
Crystal
Avon Long
Benny Garfield
Arch Johnson
CombsEd Bakey
Granger
Brad Sullivan
Cole
John Quade
Riley
Larry D. Mann
Train Conductor
Leonard Barr
Burlesque House Comedian
Paulene Myers
Alva Coleman
Joe Tornatore
Black Gloved Gunman
Jack Collins
Duke Boudreau
Tom Spratley
Curly JacksonKenneth O'Brien
Greer
Ken Sansom
Western Union Executive
Ta-Tanisha
Louise Coleman
William Benedict
Roulette Dealer
Robert Brubaker
Bill Clayton from Pittsburgh (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)Susan French
Landlady (uncredited)
Bruce Kimball
Lacey the Bouncer (uncredited)
Alexander Lockwood
Landlord (uncredited)Chuck Morrell
FBI Agent Chuck (uncredited)
Byron Morrow
Mr. Jameson from Chicago (uncredited)Pearl Shear
Lady in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Bank Officer (uncredited)Guy Way
Gambling Den Boss (uncredited)Jim Michael
Bartender (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Gambler (uncredited)Nick Borgani
Tailor (uncredited)Robert Buckingham
Gambler (uncredited)Peter Eastman
Poker Player (uncredited)Richard Elmore
Gambler (uncredited)Bob Folkerson
Gambler (uncredited)Sig Frohlich
Gambler (uncredited)Ralph Gambina
Gambler (uncredited)Clarke Gordon
Mr. Lombard (uncredited)Jack Griffin
Cabbie (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Pedestrian (uncredited)
George Holmes
Gambler (uncredited)Sid Kane
Cashier #2 (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Gambler (uncredited)Tom McDonough
Gambler (uncredited)Richard Niehaus
Train Passenger (uncredited)Jessica Rains
Secretary (uncredited)Al Roberts
Gambler (uncredited)Edwin Rochelle
Gambler (uncredited)Clark Ross
Man at Bar (uncredited)
Released
en
$5,500,000.00
$159,616,327.00
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- #mafia boss
- #heist
- #caper
- #ragtime
- #off track betting
- #sting operation
- #alley
- #1930s
- #mischievous
- #cautionary
Reviews
**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's a light, family comedy from the 70s, in which a group of tricksters decides to risk their lives to deceive a power
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 "Johnny" who quickly decides that discretion is the better part of valour and gets out of Dodge. It's at this stage that
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 Score-Marvin Hamlisch, Academy Award Winner Best Art Direction/Set Decoration-Bumstead & Payne, Academy Award Winne