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    The Sting

    The StingDirector: George Roy Hill
    Actors: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston
    Studio: Universal Studios
    Category: DVD

    Buy New: $19.80
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    New (17) Used (13) from $11.79

    Seller: merchantofmedia
    Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 230 reviews
    Sales Rank: 17567

    Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
    Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
    Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
    Region: 1
    Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
    Number Of Discs: 1
    Running Time: 129 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6

    MPN: MCAD20165D
    ISBN: 0783225873
    UPC: 025192016523
    EAN: 9780783225876
    ASIN: 0783225873

    Theatrical Release Date: 1973
    Release Date: March 31, 1998
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Amazon.com essential video
    Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, this critical and box-office hit from 1973 provided a perfect reunion for director George Roy Hill and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who previously delighted audiences with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Set in 1936, the movie's about a pair of Chicago con artists (Newman and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw) when they set out to avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Using a bogus bookie joint as a front for their con of all cons, the two feel the heat from the Chicago Mob on one side and encroaching police on the other. But in a plot that contains more twists than a treacherous mountain road, the ultimate scam is pulled off with consummate style and panache. It's an added bonus that Newman and Redford were box-office kings at the top of their game, and while Shaw broods intensely as the Runyonesque villain, The Sting is further blessed by a host of great supporting players including Dana Elcar, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Charles Durning, and Harold Gould. Thanks to the flavorful music score by Marvin Hamlisch, this was also the movie that sparked a nationwide revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime jazz, which is featured prominently on the soundtrack. One of the most entertaining movies of the early 1970s, The Sting is a welcome throwback to Hollywood's golden age of the '30s that hasn't lost any of its popular charm. --Jeff Shannon

    Amazon.com
    Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, this critical and box-office hit from 1973 provided a perfect reunion for director George Roy Hill and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who previously delighted audiences with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Set in 1936, the movie's about a pair of Chicago con artists (Newman and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw) when they set out to avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Using a bogus bookie joint as a front for their con of all cons, the two feel the heat from the Chicago Mob on one side and encroaching police on the other. But in a plot that contains more twists than a treacherous mountain road, the ultimate scam is pulled off with consummate style and panache. It's an added bonus that Newman and Redford were box-office kings at the top of their game, and while Shaw broods intensely as the Runyonesque villain, The Sting is further blessed by a host of great supporting players including Dana Elcar, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Charles Durning, and Harold Gould. Thanks to the flavorful music score by Marvin Hamlisch, this was also the movie that sparked a nationwide revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime jazz, which is featured prominently on the soundtrack. One of the most entertaining movies of the early 1970s, The Sting is a welcome throwback to Hollywood's golden age of the '30s that hasn't lost any of its popular charm. --Jeff Shannon

    Product Description
    Set in the 1930s small-time crook robert redford and veteran con man paul newman seek revenge on the vicious crime lord robert shaw who murdered one of their brotherhood. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/09/2008 Starring: Robert Redford Paul Newman Run time: 129 minutes Rating: Pg


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    5 out of 5 stars Stop whining about "full screen"!   December 18, 2004
    Ander (Vancouver)
    392 out of 428 found this review helpful

    Please stop whining about this DVD's aspect ratio. It's not "full-screen." It's widescreen with the original top and bottom sections restored.

    According to film historian David P. Hayes, THE STING was filmed in 4:3 (equivalent to "full-screen") ratio because director George Roy Hill wanted it to look like an old movie. The studio (and/or the exhibitors) apparently had second thoughts about it, though, so theatrically-released prints had the top and bottom sections blocked ("matted") to fit the widescreen format.

    What you see on this DVD is not "pan and scan" (with missing left and right content), but the original format with the top and bottom restored.

    (...)


    5 out of 5 stars WHY NOT GET THE FACTS BEFORE COMPLAINING???   December 16, 2004
    J. Caruso (Chicago, IL)
    78 out of 85 found this review helpful

    I just bought this DVD for my father because this movie IS a classic, no matter what anyone says. But, when it came in the mail, I was surprised to see "Full Screen" on the front of the box. So I did what many of you did NOT do (with the exception of reviewer cammonro dated Sept 2, 2003), I went to the Universal web site and emailed their Home Entertainment division.

    From Universal Studios Home Entertainment:

    'The Sting' is only available on DVD in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio, which in this case displays the same picture information side-to-side as was seen theatrically. Also, more information is shown top-to-bottom than in the theatrical version because of the way the film was originally shot.

    One process used in creating movies for theatrical exhibition is to place 'mattes' over the top and bottom of the 35 mm film frame to alter the aspect ratio to 1.85:1 'Widescreen.' To avoid black letterboxing bars on the top and bottom of the picture when it is displayed on standard television, the original mattes are removed in a process known as 'Open Matte.' (This is not to be confused with 'Pan & Scan,' a completely different process of transferring film to Video and DVD.) 'Open Matte' was used with in the production of 'The Sting.'

    SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. For all of you complaining about how this DVD is PAN-AND-SCAN, you are WRONG. And for all of you still waiting for WIDESCREEN, you ALREADY HAVE IT with this DVD if you understand what Universal is saying above; you are actually seeing MORE than what you'd see in the theater version because of the "Open Matte" process Universal used, NOT pan-and-scan.

    If anyone begs to differ with these facts, argue with the source, Universal.



    5 out of 5 stars Awesome Movie on HD DVD!   February 12, 2007
    James Morrison (Rochester, NY)
    13 out of 14 found this review helpful

    Honestly i've seen better HD DVD's but still this one is remastered like crazy,its a hell of alot clearer than the original dvd release and its amazing to see what they can do with movies such as old as this one. I mean 1973 this movie comes out and after watching the HD DVD you would think it was a new release. All in all to keep this short this is an amazing film and you should pick it up on HD DVD right now!


    4 out of 5 stars Good Movie / Bad DVD   July 3, 2000
    Russell Christiansen (Warrenville, IL USA)
    13 out of 14 found this review helpful

    Universal should shood themselves for not respecting this movie on DVD; they released a THX re-mastered CHS version complete with a cute CD soundtrack and around the time they released this DVD.

    The movie itself is excellent and quite funny in my opinion; Paul Newman was hilarous. "He cheats better than I do!" was the crime lord's words as Paul Newman's character cheats him.

    I have no sympathy for Universal regarding the DVD of this. No widescreen and no Dolby Digital 5.1. My suggestion: Wait and maybe they'll release a better version.


    1 out of 5 stars Great film/awful transfer   November 6, 1999
    19 out of 22 found this review helpful

    This is one of my all-time favorite films for a number of reasons. However, this DVD is a worthless piece of junk. It is full screen and muddy in appearance. The widescreen VHS must be better than this. The Sting deserves a better fate.

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