{"product_id":"the-sting-スティング-original-japanese-double-sided-nakazuri-train-poster-1974-academy-award-campaign-b3-size-36-52-cm-j274","title":"“The Sting” \/ 「スティング」, Original Japanese Double-Sided Nakazuri Train Poster 1974, Academy Award Campaign, B3 Size (36 × 52 cm) J274","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"387\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eoriginal Japanese double-sided B3 nakazuri poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1974 Japanese theatrical campaign of \u003cstrong data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eThe Sting \/ 「スティング」\u003c\/strong\u003e, George Roy Hill’s classic confidence-game comedy starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"386\"\u003ePaul Newman, Robert Redford, and Robert Shaw\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eDesigned to hang from the ceiling inside Japanese railway carriages, the poster combines a vivid colour advertisement on the front with an exceptionally detailed black-and-white press sheet on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"850\"\u003eThe front celebrates the film’s remarkable success at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"677\"\u003e46th Academy Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it won seven Oscars, while the reverse gives commuters an extended introduction to the story, cast, production, and specialised language of professional con artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"871\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"871\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1033\"\u003eSet in 1936, the film follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"920\"\u003eJohnny Hooker\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young street grifter who unknowingly steals money belonging to the powerful criminal boss \u003cstrong data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003eDoyle Lonnegan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1184\"\u003eAfter Hooker’s veteran partner is murdered in retaliation, he travels to Chicago and seeks the help of experienced confidence man \u003cstrong data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003eHenry Gondorff\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003eTogether, Hooker and Gondorff assemble a team of specialists and construct an elaborate false gambling operation designed to deceive Lonnegan. 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