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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
William Reynolds
Editor
Edith Head
Costume Design
George Roy Hill
Director
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Tony Bill
Producer
Julia Phillips
Producer
Michael Phillips
Producer
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Production Manager
David Brown
Executive Producer
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Richard D. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Robert J. LaSanka
Casting
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
Steven Burnett
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
Jim Gillespie
Makeup Artist
James W. Payne
Set Decoration
Connie Nichols
Hairstylist
Andrea E. Weaver
Set Costumer
Ronald Pierce
Sound
John Moio
Stunts
Bob Warner
Special Effects
Charles W. Short
Camera Operator
Mark Reedall
Makeup Artist
Peter V. Saldutti
Set Costumer
Bernie Pollack
Set Costumer
William Batliner
Casting
Billy Byers
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Jaroslav Gebr
Title Illustration
Charles Dismukes
Second Assistant Director
Marvin Hamlisch
Music Arranger
Scott Joplin
Music
David S. Ward
Writer
Robert Crawford Jr.
Associate Producer
Robert Bertrand
Sound
Ray Gosnell Jr.
First Assistant Director
John Scarne
Technical Advisor
Julius Rosenkrantz
Property Master
Backdrops & Posters
