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The Sting

1973 • PG • 2h 9m • Comedy, Crime, Drama • Universal Pictures

...all it takes is a little confidence.

🍅 93% 95% MC 83 LB 4.21 IMDb 8.2

The Sting Box Office

Domestic Total
$159.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$159.6M
$1.3K international
Budget$5.5M
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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byGeorge Roy Hill
ScreenplayDavid S. Ward
Produced byTony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips
CinematographyRobert Surtees
Music byMarvin Hamlisch
StarringPaul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan
StudioUniversal Pictures

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