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.
Paul Newman
as Henry Gondorff
Robert Redford
as Johnny Hooker
Robert Shaw
as Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
Ray Walston
as J.J. Singleton
Eileen Brennan
as Billie
Harold Gould
as Kid Twist
John Heffernan
as Eddie Niles
Dana Elcar
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
Jack Kehoe
as Erie Kid
Dimitra Arliss
as Loretta
Robert Earl Jones
as Luther Coleman