

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.
Score
Scott Joplin rags never slapped this hard.
Editing
Wipe transitions that defined an era.

Director
George Roy Hill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'wipe' transitions were Hill's nod to old serials—he'd used them in Butch Cassidy too, but here they became iconic.
Marvin Hamlisch's ragtime score sparked a 1970s Joplin revival; suddenly your parents knew 'The Entertainer' from somewhere other than their grandparents.