Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won’t even know he’s been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don’t go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo.

Nominated for ten Academy Awards in 1973 THE STING took home seven, including Best Picture, Best Director (George Roy Hill) and Best Screenplay (David S. Ward). Celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, the Avalon is excited to present THE STING as its 1970s selection in our year long 100 Years of Cinema Magic film series.

The film plays on Sunday, July 16 at 10:30AM and after the film there will be a Q&A with series host Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post and featuring special guest speaker Paul Wright. A cultural historian and lifelong student of narrative in all its incarnations, Paul has taught at Princeton, Osaka University in Japan, and Villanova University, among others. He currently serves on the faculty at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute where he has taught courses on a host of subjects, including ground-breaking American television series such as The Wire and The Sopranos, as well as the films of directing giants like Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers, and Paul Thomas Anderson.