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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.
A powerful but unethical newspaper columnist tries to break up his sister's romance with a jazz musician by using a sleazy press agent. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1957 classic.
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- Drama, Film-Noir
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 1957-07-04
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
A classic noir crime thriller starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis as a journalist and a publicist in New York. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
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- Burt Lancaster
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Drama
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.
Feb 10, 2011 · 75K views 13 years ago. Out on Blu-ray and DVD on February 22nd, 2011! Learn more: http://www.criterion.com/films/27542 In the swift, cynical Sweet Smell of Success, Burt Lancaster stars...
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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.
