The Sting (1973.)

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The Sting (1973.)

Post by remike2 » 03 Jun 2010, 17:52

O filmu:
The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936 that involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who previously directed Newman and Redford in the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Created by screenwriter David S. Ward, the story was inspired by real-life con games perpetrated by the brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man. The title phrase refers to the moment when a con artist finishes the "play" and takes the mark's money. (Today the expression is mostly used in the context of law enforcement sting operations.) If a con game is successful, the mark does not realize he has been "taken" (cheated), at least not until the con men are long gone. The film is divided into distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards with lettering and illustrations rendered in a style reminiscent of the Saturday Evening Post. The film is noted for its musical score—particularly its main melody, "The Entertainer", a piano rag by Scott Joplin, which was lightly adapted for the movie by Marvin Hamlisch. The film's success encouraged a surge of popularity and critical acclaim for Joplin's work.

Glumačka postava:
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Robert Shaw
Charles Durning

Plot:
Johnny Hooker, a small time grifter, unknowingly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big time crime boss, when he pulls a standard street con. Lonnegan demands satisfaction for the insult. After his partner, Luther, is killed, Hooker flees, and seeks the help of Henry Gondorff, one of Luther's contacts, who is a master of the long con. Hooker wants to use Gondorff's expertise to take Lonnegan for an enormous sum of money to even the score, since he admits he "doesn't know enough about killing to kill him." They devise a complicated scheme and amass a talented group of other con artists who want their share of the reparations. The stakes are high in this game, and our heroes must not only deal with Lonnegan's murderous tendencies, but also other side players who want a piece of the action. To win, Hooker and Gondorff will need all their skills...and a fair amount of confidence.

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Re: The Sting (1973.)

Post by remike2 » 03 Jun 2010, 17:53

Odličan film, pogledao sam ga dosad nebrojeno puta, jedan mi je od najdražih filmova iz 70-tih, topla preporuka za pogledati!
But, you know, I knew something must be rotten in Denmark. There was no way you could like me that much. Man, I can't tell you how relieved I was when you took off your dress, you... you didn't have a dick.

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Re: The Sting (1973.)

Post by chatterer » 05 Jun 2010, 20:39

da da

totalno pogođen štih i sve zanimljiviji kako se bliži kraj, i meni jedan od najboljih sedamdesetih

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Re: The Sting (1973.)

Post by john_constantine » 05 Jun 2010, 20:41

je, izvrstan klasik 70 - tih, jedan od najboljih filmova iz tog razdoblja.
Michel puši karu.

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