L'Arnaque (1973)

The Sting

Réalisateur : George Roy Hill

Scénariste : David S. Ward

Genres : Comédie, Crime, Drame

129 minutes

Status : Released

Budget : 5 500 000 $

Langue : English

Pays : United States of America

Sociétés de production : Universal Pictures, David Brown Productions, The Zanuck/Brown Company

Synopsis

À Chicago, en 1936, Johnny Hooker et son acolyte Coleman volent sans le savoir le convoyeur de fonds de Doyle Lonnegan, un dangereux gangster de New York. Coleman est aussitôt abattu par le gang de ce dernier et Hooker se réfugie chez Henry Gondorff, un spécialiste de l'arnaque. Ceux-ci décident alors de venger la mort de Coleman en montant une vaste escroquerie destinée à mettre Lonnegan sur la paille. Pour cela, Hooker fait croire au gangster qu'il est capable d'obtenir les résultats des courses avant qu'ils ne soient officiellement connus.

• 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
• John Heffernan - Eddie Niles
• Dana Elcar - F.B.I. Agent Polk
• Jack Kehoe - Erie Kid
• Dimitra Arliss - Loretta
• Robert Earl Jones - Luther Coleman
• James Sloyan - Mottola
• Charles Dierkop - Floyd (Bodyguard)
• Lee Paul - Bodyguard
• Sally Kirkland - Crystal
• Avon Long - Benny Garfield
• Arch Johnson - Combs
• Ed Bakey - Granger
• Brad Sullivan - Cole
• John Quade - Riley
• Larry D. Mann - Train Conductor
• Leonard Barr - Burlesque House Comedian
• Paulene Myers - Alva Coleman
• Joe Tornatore - Black Gloved Gunman
• Jack Collins - Duke Boudreau
• Tom Spratley - Curly Jackson
• Kenneth O'Brien - Greer
• Ken Sansom - Western Union Executive
• Ta-Tanisha - Louise Coleman
• William Benedict - Roulette Dealer
• Robert Brubaker - Bill Clayton from Pittsburgh (uncredited)
• Kathleen Freeman - Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
• Susan French - Landlady (uncredited)
• Bruce Kimball - Lacey the Bouncer (uncredited)
• Alexander Lockwood - Landlord (uncredited)
• Chuck Morrell - FBI Agent Chuck (uncredited)
• Byron Morrow - Mr. Jameson from Chicago (uncredited)
• Pearl Shear - Lady in Phone Booth (uncredited)
• Arthur Tovey - Bank Officer (uncredited)
• Guy Way - Gambling Den Boss (uncredited)
• Jim Michael - Bartender (uncredited)
• Jack Berle - Gambler (uncredited)
• Nick Borgani - Tailor (uncredited)
• Robert Buckingham - Gambler (uncredited)
• Peter Eastman - Poker Player (uncredited)
• Richard Elmore - Gambler (uncredited)
• Bob Folkerson - Gambler (uncredited)
• Sig Frohlich - Gambler (uncredited)
• Ralph Gambina - Gambler (uncredited)
• Clarke Gordon - Mr. Lombard (uncredited)
• Jack Griffin - Cabbie (uncredited)
• Bob Harks - Pedestrian (uncredited)
• George Holmes - Gambler (uncredited)
• Sid Kane - Cashier #2 (uncredited)
• Mike Lally - Gambler (uncredited)
• Tom McDonough - Gambler (uncredited)
• Richard Niehaus - Train Passenger (uncredited)
• Jessica Rains - Secretary (uncredited)
• Al Roberts - Gambler (uncredited)
• Edwin Rochelle - Gambler (uncredited)
• Clark Ross - Man at Bar (uncredited)