One night in Manhattan, slick, up-and-coming press agent Sidney Falco scans the New York Globe for the column of immensely popular journalist J.J. Hunsecker, an influential media kingpin whose journalistic … See more

• Burt Lancaster as J. J. Hunsecker
• Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco
• Susan Harrison as Susan Hunsecker See more

Faced with potential unemployment from the sale of Ealing Studios to the BBC in 1954, director Alexander Mackendrick began entertaining offers from Hollywood. He rejected … See more

A preview screening of Sweet Smell of Success was poorly received, as Tony Curtis fans were expecting him to play one of his typical nice guy roles and instead were presented with the scheming Sidney Falco. Mackendrick remembered seeing audience members … See more

Sweet Smell of Success was released on DVD (Region 1) and Blu-ray (Region A) as part of The Criterion Collection in February 2011. The release includes new audio commentary featuring film scholar James Naremore, Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away, a … See more

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• Ernest Lehman and Clifford Odets (December 1998). Sweet Smell of Success. Faber and Faber Ltd. ISBN 978-0-571-19410-0.
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