Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

Released Year: 1957

Certificate: Approved

Runtime: 96 minutes

Genre: Drama, Film-Noir

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 100

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner

No of Votes: 28137

Gross: N/A

Overview: 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.

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