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The Sting: Depression-era comedy drama, with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. The Sting airs on ITV4 at 11:45 AM, Saturday 27 January. Depression-era comedy drama, with Robert Redford and Paul Newman
'The Sting' won best picture, director and five other categories 50 years ago.
Released 50 years ago, the star’s last team-up with Robert Redford was a masterful crime thriller. But the con nearly didn’t come off
Even though The Sting became the highest-grossing film of 1974 – and claimed seven Academy Awards – it took co-star Robert Redford more than three decades to finally watch his celebrated crime caper, one of only two movies he made with Paul Newman.
The Sting was a smash when it came out 50 years ago, but its starry leads and enjoyable affect belie a technical marvel and studio gamble.