

Sweet Smell of Success
Beware these “Gentlemen” of the press!
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3.4M
- Box office
- $2.5M
- Language
- English
- media tycoon
- new york city
- newspaper
- sibling relationship
- jazz singer or musician
- film noir
- black and white
- gossip columnist
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York27 Jun 1957
- Theatrical4 Jul 1957
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG4 Jul 1957
BrazilBR
- Theatricale 1431 Dec 1958
FinlandFI
- Theatrical22 Nov 1957
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP30 Oct 1957
- Physical30 Nov 2016
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1624 Apr 1958
GreeceGR
- TheatricalRe-issue22 Jun 2023
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG4 Oct 1957
ItalyIT
- Theatrical4 Oct 1957
NetherlandsNL
- Physical16DVD16 Feb 2005
- Physical16Blu ray16 Mar 2015
PortugalPT
- Theatricale 143 Jul 1959
South KoreaKR
- Physical1530 Sept 2003
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Sweet Smell of Success was released on 4 July 1957.
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Nutshell
5/25/2020
A better title might be The Sad Stench of Desperation. Was Burt Lancaster ever better than in this riveting late-fifties noir from director Alexander Mackendrick? That's a tough question. But it's a no-brainer that Tony Curtis' performance here is top-level craft at its best (as in The Boston Stangler). The supporting cast also turns in some beautiful work, notably Susan Harrison and Martin Milner. This uncomfor…
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