This stylish and remarkably clever film is still one of the most entertaining con-men movies ever made. In Chicago during the Great Depression, small time confidence man Hooker (Robert Redford) seeks revenge against gangster Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) for the murder of his partner. Hooker teams up with Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), “the greatest con man in the world”, and the duo launches an intricate scheme to defraud Lonnegan of his ill-gotten fortune. The Sting garnered seven Oscars in 1974, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Writing, and Best Director.
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Friday, February 17 at 8pm @ The Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakl. | $5