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Sweet Smell of Success

Turkish title: Başarının Tatlı Kokusu

“Beware these “Gentlemen” of the press!”

1957 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
DramaFilm-Noir

Cast

Burt Lancaster Tony Curtis Susan Harrison

Credits

Written by: Clifford Odets

Plot

A powerful New York columnist orders a desperate press agent to break up his sister's romance with a jazz musician. The agent will do anything to stay in his favour.

Sinekatalog’s take

A powerful gossip columnist and a grovelling press agent destroy people in New York. Alexander Mackendrick's noir has cutting dialogue and glittering photography, with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (40,767 votes)
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