The sting /

In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Universal Pictures (Firm), Zanuck/Brown Productions
Other Authors:	Hill, George Roy, 1921-2002 (Producer, Director), Ward, David S., 1945- (Screenwriter), Redford, Robert (Actor), Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 (Actor), Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978 (Actor), Bill, Tony, 1940- (Producer), Phillips, Michael, 1943- (Producer), Phillips, Julia, 1944-2002 (Producer)
Format:	Video DVD Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English French
Published:	Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]
Edition:	100th anniversary ed.
Series:	Collectors series (Universal City, Calif.)
Subjects:	Gangsters > Illinois > Chicago > Drama. Swindlers and swindling > Drama. Chicago (Ill.) > Drama. Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Gangster films. Caper films. Comedy films. Fiction films.

Description
Summary:	In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.
Item Description:	Collection includes feature film (2 hr., 10 min.) in two media versions: Blu-ray and DVD. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. Bonus features: documentary The art of The sting; 100 years of Universal: restoring theclassics; 100 years of Universal: the '70s; 100 years of Universal: the lot; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen, aspect ratio: 1.85:1; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English) or 2.0 (French) sound formats. Blu-ray disc, region 1; anamorphic widescreen, aspect ratio: 1.85:1; DTS-HD MA 5.1 (English) or DTS 2.0 mono (French) sound formats; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:	Rated: PG; bonus features not rated.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1974: Best Director (George Roy Hill), Best Picture (Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips), Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Davis S. Ward), Best Film Editing (William Reynolds), Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration. Directors Guild of America, 1974: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (George Roy Hill). National Board of Review, 1973: Best Film (Top ten films).
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; art direction, Henry Bumstead ; editor, William Reynolds ; music by, Scott Joplin ; music adapted by Marvin Hamlisch.