The Sting Poster Daybill Original 1973 Paul Newman Robert Redford
Daybill poster with very cool art by Richard Amsel.The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw).The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had previously directed Newman and Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969.Released on Christmas Day, 1973, The Sting was a massive critical and commercial success and hugely successful at the 46th Academy Awards, nominated for ten Oscars and winning seven, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Original Screenplay; Redford was also nominated for Best Actor.