Sweet Smell of Success

The almighty J.J... the columnist with sixty million believers... his wrath is feared by the great and near great who worship the sweet smell of success!

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Release date

1957-07-04

Country

United States

Production

United Artists, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, Norma Productions, Curtleigh Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$3 400 000

Revenue

$2 500 000

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Director

Alexander Mackendrick

Actors

Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Sam Levene, Joe Frisco, Barbara Nichols, Emile Meyer, Edith Atwater
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Producer

James Hill, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Burt Lancaster, Harold Hecht

Operator

James Wong Howe

Composer

Elmer Bernstein

Artist

Audition

Editing

Alan Crosland, Jr.
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New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

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