Overview - Sweet Smell of Success

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama

Runtime: 97 minutes

Homepage: Sweet Smell of Success

Budget

$3,400,000.00

Revenue

$2,500,000.00

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions

    Production country

  • Name: United Artists

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Norma Productions

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Curtleigh Productions

    Production country

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: Burt Lancaster

    Character: J.J. Hunsecker

    Popularity: 9.7532

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  • Name: Tony Curtis

    Character: Sidney Falco

    Popularity: 1.389

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  • Name: Susan Harrison

    Character: Susan Hunsecker

    Popularity: 0.1152

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  • Name: Martin Milner

    Character: Steve Dallas

    Popularity: 1.3514

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  • Name: Jeff Donnell

    Character: Sally

    Popularity: 1.4673

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  • Name: Sam Levene

    Character: Frank D' Angelo

    Popularity: 1.0837

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  • Name: Joe Frisco

    Character: Herbie Temple

    Popularity: 0.5749

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  • Name: Barbara Nichols

    Character: Rita

    Popularity: 1.496

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