• Film ID:
  • 5085
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=93 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • America.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957)
Cast
Burt Lancaster. Tony Curtis. Susan Harrison.
Director(s)
Alexander Mackendrick.
Categories
Film Noir. 01 Ade tastics. Critics' Top 100. Thriller. 01 Adam's Faves. Drama. Media/Journalism. Dave T's Platinum Picks. 01 Nigel's Choice. Incest. Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). Peoples' Choice. Recommended.
Review
Film Noir from the Ealing funny man! Mackendrick's US debut is a rat-trap of a movie in which a vile NY gossip hustler (Tony Curtis) grovels for his 'Mr Big' (Burt Lancaster). Lancaster plays JJ Hunsecker, a monstrous, amoral and incestuous news columnist obsessed with wrecking his kid sister's romance. The dark streets stink of corruption and fear. Amoral and awesome with a great jazz soundtrack.
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