Year			1973
Genre			Drama, comedy, crime
Length			2:09
Director			George Roy Hill
Writer			David S. Ward
Company			Universal Pictures
Starring			Paul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw Charles Durning Ray Walston Eileen Brennan Show more... Paul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw Charles Durning Ray Walston Eileen Brennan Harold Gould John Heffernan Dana Elcar Jack Kehoe Dimitra Arliss Robert Earl Jones James Sloyan Charles Dierkop Lee Paul

Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) is a con man in the Chicago of the 1930s. Johnny's partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), is fatally wounded by a victim of one of their scams who turns out to be powerful syndicate boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Eager for revenge, Johnny takes a tip from his dying partner and seeks out mutual friend Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), a consummate master of the long con. Gondorff agrees to help Johnny take down the despicable Lonnegan. The labyrinthine plot involves a fake bookie joint, a very persistent FBI agent, a bunch of corrupt cops, and one shifty dame.