On this day in movie history - The Sting (1973):

The Sting

directed by George Roy Hill,

written by David S. Ward,

was released in the United States on December 25, 1973.
Music by Marvin Hamlisch.

Cast:

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss, Robert Earl Jones, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Lee Paul, Sally Kirkland, Avon Long, Arch Johnson, Ed Bakey, Brad Sullivan, John Quade, Larry D. Mann, Leonard Barr, Paulene Myers, Joe Tornatore, Jack Collins, Tom Spratley, Kenneth O'Brien, Ken Sansom, Ta-Tanisha, William 'Billy' Benedict, Jack Berle, Nick Borgani, Patricia Bratcher, Robert Brubaker, Robert Buckingham, Peter Eastman, Richard Elmore, Bob Folkerson, Kathleen Freeman, Susan French, Sig Frohlich, Ralph Gambina, Clarke Gordon, Frank Green, Jack Griffin, Bob Harks, George Holmes, Sid Kane, Bruce Kimball, Mike Lally, Alexander Lockwood, Tom McDonough, Jim Michael, Chuck Morrell, Byron Morrow, Richard Niehaus, Jessica Rains, Al Roberts, Edwin Rochelle, Clark Ross, Pearl Shear, Arthur Tovey, Guy Way.

Born on this day – George Roy Hill:

George Roy Hill

Director

December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002

On this day in movie history - Slap Shot (1977):

Slap Shot,

directed by George Roy Hill,

written by Nancy Dowd,

was released in the United States on February 25, 1977.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:
Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean, Jennifer Warren, Lindsay Crouse, Jerry Houser, Andrew Duncan, Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, David Hanson, Yvon Barrette, Allan Nicholls, Brad Sullivan, Stephen Mendillo, Yvan Ponton, Matthew Cowles, Kathryn Walker, Melinda Dillon, M. Emmet Walsh, Swoosie Kurtz, Paul D'Amato, Ronald L. Docken, Guido Tenesi, Jean Rosario Tetreault, Christopher Murney, Blake Ball, Ned Dowd, Nancy N. Dowd, Barbara L. Shorts, Larry Block, Paul Dooley, Dan Belisle, Jr., Rod Bloomfield, Bruce Boudreau, Galen Head, Susan Kendall, Connie Madigan, Mark Bousquet, John Gofton, Rod Masters, Joe Nolan, Dick Roberge, Ray Schultz, Carol Shelton, Ross Smith, Steve Stirling, Cliff Thompson.