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Aug 2024
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392 THE STING Part 1

STEVE MORRIS & JOHN ROCHA
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On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Paul Newman and Robert Redford film exploration with Part 1 of their discussion on the 1973 Best Picture winner THE STING. From director GEORGE ROY HILL, this classic caper film also costars Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Harold Gould and host of other fantastic character actors. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, it won seven of them including Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay for David S. Ward, Best Score for Marvin Hamlisch and more. Steve and John go scene by scene thru this movie and explore the acting, direction, the writing and the effect the film has on us today.

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