This movie puts Paul Newman and Robert Redford back together for quite a ride. In this film they play conmen, who are going to take down a notorious mobster. However as the mobster has the habit of killing people, they have to be very careful. Robert Shaw portrays the mobster, and he is a really bad man, who makes people disappear at his orders. Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford's character) is in the con for revenge. He has been a small time con, who happened into mob money, and his partner was murdered. They are looking for him as well. Throughout the picture he is running from would be murderers.
A cute scene is when the have to come up with a Western Union office at the last moment. They take over an office pretending to be painters. (Ray Walston) plays the painter.
This movie is good, and entertaining, but perhaps the most entertainment is the use of Scott Joplin music. His piano ragtime music is superb. The song, "The Entertainer" is well known, and moves me every time I hear it.
This movie won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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