Burt Lancaster
J.J. Hunsecker
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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.
- $3.4 million or $2 million
- James Hill
A powerful but unethical newspaper columnist (Burt Lancaster) tries to break up his sister's romance with a jazz musician (Marty Milner) by using a sleazy press agent (Tony Curtis). IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.
- (35K)
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Approved
- Drama, Film-Noir
Oct 21, 1997 · When "The Sweet Smell of Success" was released in 1957, it was seen as a thinly-veiled attack on Walter Winchell, who for decades had been the most famous and reviled gossip columnist in America. Forty years later Winchell is mostly forgotten (he died in 1972), but the film lives on--sharp-edged, merciless.
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
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.
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.
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- 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.
