He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band the police from 1977 to 1984, and launched a solo career in 1985. The sting original motion picture soundtrack discogs. Sting was born gordon matthew sumner on 2 october, 1951 in wallsend, north tyneside, tyne and wear. The soundtrack to the paul newmanrobert redford blockbuster the sting popularized scott joplins classic ragtimes for a new generation, thanks to marvin hamlischs ingenious arrangements and orchestrations. His own composition,still,is a delightful waltz that complemented the film kate and leopold nicely.
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. Luc charles olivier merenda born 3 september 1943 is a french film actor. Nick hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat robert turner, an american businessman he thinks responsible for his friends death. Nick hezard luc merenda and his gang of con artists plan a huge scam on a wealthy mob boss lee j. Paul newman, robert redford, and director george roy hill prove that charm, humor, and a few slick twists can add up to a great film.
American film renaissance, 19671976 1994, thomas schatzs often anthologized. Our representative will get in touch with the customer with the. Nick the sting 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nick hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat robert turner, an american businessman he. Sting, and paper moon are thus all midwestern films, and all are set in the past. Nick the sting is a genuinely exhilarating heist movie, and its a real shame that such a laudable film seems to have been allbut forgotten. This is the only recorded version that includes the entire concert from start to finish, and presents the show as a concert experience, rather than as an album experience. Nick hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat robert turner, an american businessman he thinks. An excellent behindthescenes documentary film and an intimate concert performance recorded around and during the tragic mother earth events of 09112001 by sting,etc. The director is george roy hill, and the stars are those two good old buddies paul newman and robert redford. A noir film directed by the italian master fernando di leo.
Gli amici di nick hezard luc merenda film completo by. He succeeds in getting a hundred thousand swiss francs and. The film grossed a total of 427,272,200 italian lire domestically. But the sting is the most purely enjoyable film in oscar history and that, i think, puts it in the most valuable american film making tradition of all. He succeeds in getting a hundred thousand swiss francs and uses them to carry out the second part of his plan. It reunites butch cassidy and the sundance kid director george roy hill with stars robert redford and paul newman set in 1936 chicago, the film opens up with novice con johnny hooker redford along with joe erie jack kehoe and hookers mentor, luther coleman robert earl jones, as they pull off their latest sting. Robert redford reunites with jane fonda at venice film fest. Dec 09, 2015 nick diamonds the sting, from album city of quartz, 2015. Nick diamonds the sting, from album city of quartz, 2015. Nick the sting 1976 samna 1975 the amazing dobermans 1976. Our aim is to build a comprehensive listing of movies and tv shows available to date.
That said, im so dumb i didnt realise this was the case until about forty minutes into the film. Gordon matthew thomas sumner cbe born 2 october 1951, known as sting, is an english musician and actor. To a considerable extent, the appeal of the company you keep comes from watching its remarkable ensemble of veterans in action, performers including julie christie, susan sarandon, stanley tucci, terrence howard, richard jenkins, chris cooper and nick nolte former oscar winners or nominees. This sprightly, stylish movie, set in chicago in the 1930s, follows a pair of confidence tricksters as they pull off the biggest job of their careers. Le film e rilassato in sudafrica il 26 novembre 1997 da viz animation di suoi variazione sc, introdotto con pagina stile originale in 66. The film was directed by george roy hill, 3 who had directed newman and redford in the western butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The sting the 1973 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The sting represents one of the most popular, widelyloved films to win best picture in the last halfcentury and an example of grand entertainment. Thats an especially pleasant surprise because it reunites the costars and the director of butch cassidy and the sundance kid, a movie i thought was overrated. The sly swindler nick hezard luc merenda plots to frame the american gangster businessman. Winner of 7 academy awards, including best picture, the sting stars paul newman and robert redford as two con men in 1930s chicago. Nov 25, 1976 here it is, the complete last waltz bootleg, the raw, unmixed, unretouched soundboard tapes of the entire concert from that historic thanksgiving day 112576 show. When his friend and mentor luther is murdered by thugs of bigtime new york racketeer doyle lonnegan, hooker sets out to avenge his death.
No one is to be trusted as the twists unfold, leading up to one of the greatest doublecrosses in movie history. Movie genres tv genres imdb years popular tvshows kat top 100 unsorted. As stings musical the ship sails to york this month, yorkhire post theatre correspondent nick ahad caught up with the global superstar. The sting 1973 synopsis johnny hooker is a smalltime grifter in depressionera chicago. Hoe moeten platenmaatschappijen overleven in het downloadtijdperk. Nick the sting 1976, italy is a italian crime film directed by fernando dileo. Nick the sting is a 1976 italian film directed by fernando di leo. Nick the sting is a film directed by fernando di leo with luc merenda, gabriele ferzetti, lee j. Fernando di leos version of the sting is pretty silly affair with luc merenda giving an embarrassingly bad comedic performance while the rest of the cast seems to want to be somewhere else minus merendas onscreenmother who behaves like somebody put a bunch of batteries up her ass.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. Nick the sting was distributed theatrically in italy by interfilm on 29 april 1976. Nick hezard is a skilled man whose best friend is killed by robert clark and his henchmen. Feb 22, 2017 but the sting is the most purely enjoyable film in oscar history and that, i think, puts it in the most valuable american film making tradition of all. The sting is one of the most stylish movies of the year. Here it is, the complete last waltz bootleg, the raw, unmixed, unretouched soundboard tapes of the entire concert from that historic thanksgiving day 112576 show. Sting was born gordon matthew sumner on 2 october, 1951 in wallsend, north tyneside, tyne and wear, england, the eldest of four children of audrey cowell, a hairdresser, and ernest matthew sumner, an engineer and milkman. Since, we do not take payments online at this time, there is 0% risk in placing order for movies you like on our website. Sting brings his smooth, rich voice to a series of songs from films. He succeeds in getting a hundred thousand swiss francs and uses them to carry out the second part of. For his 9th film as director, robert redford tapped some of the top talent working in film today. The sting original motion picture soundtrack marvin. Their con and the film s plot is extremely complicated, centreing around a betting shop where the customers gamble on horse races. Joplins brilliance takes the forefront, which is the way it should be, but its easy to underestimate what hamlisch achieved with his.
Iggy azalea mo bounce official music video licensed to youtube by. Nick moran born 23 december 1968 is an english actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as eddy the card sharp in lock, stock, and. Robert redford paul newman, ben affleck, nick jonas. He decides to avenge him, as well, helped by the mother creates a real team of crooks, with which organizes a blow to the detriment of the criminal spooky.