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Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American satirical drama film noir directed by Alexander Mackendrick, adapted by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman from the latter's 1950 novelette Tell Me About It Tomorrow!. It stars Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner. The film tells the story of powerful and sleazy newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (portrayed by Lancaster and based on Walter Winchell) who uses his connections to ruin his sister's relationship with a man he deems unworthy of her.
- Director
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Writer
- Clifford Odets · Ernest Lehman
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- Release date
- 1957 · Released
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Film Noir
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Dein Schicksal in meiner Hand
- Français
- Le Grand Chantage
- Italiano
- Piombo rovente
- 日本語
- 成功の甘き香り
- 한국어
- 성공의 달콤한 향기
- Polski
- Słodki smak sukcesu
Data from Wikidata (CC0). Description adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Wikipedia · Poster from Wikimedia Commons.