The Sting The Sting The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving 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 had 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 cons perpetrated by 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
Burn! (1969 film) and then stabs him to death. Before dying, Walker looks around and sees himself surrounded by accusatory or passive looks of the poor people in the port. Brando had the opportunity to have a role on "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Arrangement" once again with Elia Kazan, but chose instead to work on this film. He also had to turn down a major role in "Ryan's Daughter" because of this film's production problems. In his autobiography "Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me", Brando claims: "I did some of my best acting in "Burn!"". The film received critical