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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Paul Newman | ... | Henry Gondorff | |
| Robert Redford | ... | Johnny Hooker | |
| Robert Shaw | ... | Doyle Lonnegan | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Lt. Wm. Snyder | |
| Ray Walston | ... | J.J. Singleton | |
| Eileen Brennan | ... | Billie | |
| Harold Gould | ... | Kid Twist | |
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John Heffernan | ... | Eddie Niles |
| Dana Elcar | ... | F.B.I. Agent Polk | |
| Jack Kehoe | ... | Erie Kid | |
| Dimitra Arliss | ... | Loretta | |
| Robert Earl Jones | ... | Luther Coleman (as Robertearl Jones) | |
| James Sloyan | ... | Mottola (as James J. Sloyan) | |
| Charles Dierkop | ... | Floyd - Bodyguard | |
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Lee Paul | ... | Bodyguard |
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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. Written by headlessannie
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Country:
USALanguage:
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25 December 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$5,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$159,600,000Company Credits
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Kid Twist: To win? I said *place*! "Place it on Lucky D-" That horse is gonna run second!
Doyle Lonnegan: [There is a pause, and Lonnegan runs horrified to the betting booth] There's been a mistake! Gimme my money back!
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(1909) (uncredited)
Written by Scott Joplin
Conducted and Adapted by Marvin Hamlisch
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Paul Newman had been advised to avoid doing comedy films, because he didn't have the light touch needed to play comedy. Part of the reason Newman wanted to play Henry Gondorff was to prove that he could play comedy as well as drama. See more »Goofs
Hooker tells Lonnegan that the address of the Western Union office is 110 South Wabash, but the number on the building is clearly 118. See more »Quotes
Doyle Lonnegan: I put it all on Lucky Dan; half a million dollars to win.Kid Twist: To win? I said *place*! "Place it on Lucky D-" That horse is gonna run second!
Doyle Lonnegan: [There is a pause, and Lonnegan runs horrified to the betting booth] There's been a mistake! Gimme my money back!
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Crazy Credits
The opening animated logo for Universal Pictures is in 1930s style, matching the movie's setting, instead of the 1970s version. See more »Soundtracks
Solace(1909) (uncredited)
Written by Scott Joplin
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Great comedy-crime caper with giants Newman and Redford rekindling their "Butch & Sundance" flame to take down crime lord Robert Shaw (his finest role). Marvin Hamlisch beautifully recreates Scott Joplin's great music, while director George Roy Hill and screenwriter David S. Ward keep the film moving with snappy dialogue, wonderful art direction and editing and an excellent supporting cast. Followed by a sequel ten years later with Jackie Gleason.