Ads
related to: Sweet Smell of SuccessFree shipping on qualified orders. Free, easy returns on millions of items. Browse & discover thousands of brands. Read customer reviews & find best sellers
Free Shipping Available. Buy The Sweet Smell Of Success on ebay. Money Back Guarantee!
Search results
Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner, and written by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, and Mackendrick from the novelette by Lehman.
A powerful but unethical Broadway columnist coerces a press agent to break up his sister's romance with a jazz musician. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1957 classic.
- (36K)
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 1957-07-04
Oct 21, 1997 · The two men in "The Sweet Smell of Success" relate to each other like junkyard dogs. One is dominant, and the other is a whipped cur, circling hungrily, his tail between his legs, hoping for a scrap after the big dog has dined. The dynamic between a powerful gossip columnist and a hungry press agent, is seen starkly and without pity. The rest of the plot simply supplies events to illustrate ...
A film about a ruthless newspaper columnist and a scheming press agent in New York. The plot involves a love triangle, a jazz musician, and a web of lies and betrayal.
Aug 2, 2020 · Watch the classic film noir drama starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis as ruthless New York columnists. The film is based on a novelette by Ernest Lehman and was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
- 97 min
- 13.8K
- Felicity Dungworth
People also ask
How does the Sweet Smell of success relate to each other?
Who starred in Sweet Smell of success?
Who created Sweet Smell of success?
Is Sweet Smell of success a good movie?
A classic noir crime thriller starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis as a corrupt columnist and a ruthless publicist. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
- (61)
- Drama
Sweet Smell of Success, American film noir, released in 1957, that was praised for its intensity, intelligent dialogue, and searing look at corruption in big-city journalism. Burt Lancaster played J.J. Hunsecker, a ruthless Broadway columnist (based on Walter Winchell ) who delights in destroying his enemies’ careers.
