Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
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.
- bet
- chicago
- illinois
- repayment
- horse race
- con man
- mafia boss
- heist
- caper
- ragtime
- off track betting
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Directed
- George Roy Hill
- Written
- David S. Ward
Production
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 3,086 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company, Bill/Phillips Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
