40th Anniversary! THE STING, Discussion following with screenwriter David S. Ward. March 9, 2013

Saturday, March 9 – 7:30 PM
40th Anniversary! THE STING, 1973, Universal, 129 min. Dir. George Roy Hill. Circa 1936, con artist Robert Redford goes to his mentor, Paul Newman, for help when their mutual friend is whacked by the henchmen of numbers racketeer Robert Shaw. Newman decides to get a gang together that will put a complex scheme in play to fleece homicidal high-roller Shaw of a small fortune. The sterling cast includes Charles Durning, Ray Walston and Eileen Brennan. The epitome of the 1970s buddy film, THE STING won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Screenplay (by David S. Ward), Costume Design, Art Direction and Music (Marvin Hamlisch, adapted from Scott Joplin’s ragtime tunes). Discussion following with screenwriter David S. Ward. {35mm}
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN2hBOIXhBs

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