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.
Cast
| Name | Character | |
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Paul Newman | Henry Gondorff |
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Robert Redford | Johnny Hooker |
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Robert Shaw | Doyle Lonnegan |
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Charles Durning | Lt. Wm. Snyder |
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Ray Walston | J.J. Singleton |
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Eileen Brennan | Billie |
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Harold Gould | Kid Twist |
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John Heffernan | Eddie Niles |
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Dana Elcar | F.B.I. Agent Polk |
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Jack Kehoe | Erie Kid |
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Dimitra Arliss | Loretta |
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Robert Earl Jones | Luther Coleman |
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James Sloyan | Mottola |
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Charles Dierkop | Floyd (Bodyguard) |
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Lee Paul | Bodyguard |
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Sally Kirkland | Crystal |
| Avon Long | Benny Garfield | |
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Arch Johnson | Combs |
| Ed Bakey | Granger | |
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Brad Sullivan | Cole |
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John Quade | Riley |
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Larry D. Mann | Train Conductor |
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Leonard Barr | Burlesque House Comedian |
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Paulene Myers | Alva Coleman |
| Joe Tornatore | Black Gloved Gunman | |
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Jack Collins | Duke Boudreau |
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Tom Spratley | Curly Jackson |
| Kenneth O'Brien | Greer | |
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Ken Sansom | Western Union Executive |
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Ta-Tanisha | Louise Coleman |
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William Benedict | Roulette Dealer |
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Robert Brubaker | Bill Clayton from Pittsburgh (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman | Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited) |
| Susan French | Landlady (uncredited) | |
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Bruce Kimball | Lacey the Bouncer (uncredited) |
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Alexander Lockwood | Landlord (uncredited) |
| Chuck Morrell | FBI Agent Chuck (uncredited) | |
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Byron Morrow | Mr. Jameson from Chicago (uncredited) |
| Pearl Shear | Lady in Phone Booth (uncredited) | |
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Arthur Tovey | Bank Officer (uncredited) |
| Guy Way | Gambling Den Boss (uncredited) | |
| Jim Michael | Bartender (uncredited) | |
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Jack Berle | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Nick Borgani | Tailor (uncredited) | |
| Robert Buckingham | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Peter Eastman | Poker Player (uncredited) | |
| Richard Elmore | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Bob Folkerson | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Sig Frohlich | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Gambina | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Clarke Gordon | Mr. Lombard (uncredited) | |
| Jack Griffin | Cabbie (uncredited) | |
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Bob Harks | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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George Holmes | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Sid Kane | Cashier #2 (uncredited) | |
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Mike Lally | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Tom McDonough | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Richard Niehaus | Train Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Jessica Rains | Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Al Roberts | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Rochelle | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Clark Ross | Man at Bar (uncredited) |






































