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A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Language
Budget$5,500,000
Revenue $159,616,327
English
Budget$5,500,000
Revenue $159,616,327
Keywords
bet
chicago, illinois
repayment
horse race
con man
mafia boss
heist
caper
ragtime
off track betting
sting operation
alley
1930s
mischievous
cautionary
Casts
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)
Crews
Julia Phillips
Producer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Tony Bill
Producer
Michael Phillips
Producer
George Roy Hill
Director
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
William Reynolds
Editor
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Production Manager
Billy Byers
Music
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Mark Reedall
Makeup Artist
David Brown
Executive Producer
William Batliner
Casting
Richard D. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Robert J. LaSanka
Casting
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound
Steven Burnett
Stunts
Jim Gillespie
Makeup Artist
Ronald Pierce
Sound
John Moio
Stunts
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
James W. Payne
Set Decoration
Connie Nichols
Hairstylist
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Bob Warner
Special Effects
Peter V. Saldutti
Set Costumer
Andrea E. Weaver
Set Costumer
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
Bernie Pollack
Set Costumer
Charles W. Short
Camera Operator
Dean Smith
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Marvin Hamlisch
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Ray Gosnell Jr.
First Assistant Director
John Scarne
Technical Advisor
Robert Bertrand
Sound
Robert Crawford Jr.
Associate Producer
Charles Dismukes
Second Assistant Director
Marvin Hamlisch
Music Arranger
David S. Ward
Writer
Jaroslav Gebr
Title Illustration
Scott Joplin
Music
Julius Rosenkrantz
Property Master
Backdrops & Posters
