Burt Lancaster
J.J. Hunsecker
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Sweet Smell of Success
1957
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 classic film-noir drama about a powerful columnist and a sleazy press agent in New York. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the plot, trivia, and awards.
- (36K)
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 1957-07-04
Aug 2, 2020 · A classic film noir drama starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis as ruthless New York columnists. Watch the film online or download it for free from the Internet Archive.
- 97 min
- 14.2K
- Felicity Dungworth
A classic noir crime thriller starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis as a corrupt newspaper writer and a ruthless publicist. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
- (61)
- Burt Lancaster
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Drama
Oct 21, 1997 · A classic film noir about a ruthless gossip columnist and a scheming press agent in New York. Read Ebert's analysis of the characters, the dialogue, the cinematography and the social context of this merciless masterpiece.
In the swift, cynical Sweet Smell of Success, directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Burt Lancaster stars as the vicious Broadway gossip columnist J. J. Hunsecker, and Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco, the unprincipled press agent Hunsecker ropes into smearing the up-and-coming jazz musician romancing his beloved sister.
A press agent tries to break up the romance of a columnist's sister with a jazz musician to please the columnist. Read the plot summaries, synopsis, and keywords of this classic film noir by James Wong Howe.
