In the classic 1973 movie The Sting, con men extraordinaire played by Paul Newman and Robert Redford hatch a plan to take down a fearsome mob boss played by Robert Shaw in a high-stakes poker game.

They also love Robert Redford and Paul Newman. What happens when you put that all together? You get 1973’s “The Sting.” While the movie is a throwback in many ways, it was still a big ...