Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister’s romance with a jazz musician. (96 mins.)
| Sweet Smell of Success (1957) | |
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Rating: 8.2/10 (23,490 votes) Director: Alexander Mackendrick Writer: Clifford Odets (screenplay), Ernest Lehman (screenplay), Ernest Lehman (novel) Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner Runtime: 96 min Rated: NOT RATED Genre: Drama, Film-Noir Released: 04 Jul 1957 |
| Plot: J.J. Hunsecker, the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas, a jazz musician. He therefore covertly employs Sidney Falco, a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible. | |
