Sweet Smell of Success

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Alexander Mackendrick
Writer Clifford Odets (Screenplay), Ernest Lehman (Novel)
Release Date July 4, 1957
Runtime 97 min (1h 37m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $3,400,000
Box Office $2,500,000
Studios Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions • United Artists • Norma Productions

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
• Written by Clifford Odets , Ernest Lehman

"Beware these “Gentlemen” of the press!"

⭐ 3.8 / 5 (613 votes) ⏱️ 97 min 🎬 Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

613 ratings
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Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander Mackendrick
Director
 Screenplay Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets
Screenplay
 Novel Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman
Novel
 Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
J.J. Hunsecker
 Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Sidney Falco
 Susan Harrison
Susan Harrison
Susan Hunsecker
 Martin Milner
Martin Milner
Steve Dallas
 Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell
Sally
 Sam Levene
Sam Levene
Frank D' Angelo
 Joe Frisco
Joe Frisco
Herbie Temple
 Barbara Nichols
Barbara Nichols
Rita
 Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer
Lt. Harry Kello
 Edith Atwater
Edith Atwater
Mary
 Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
 Paul Horn
Paul Horn
The Chico Hamilton Quintet