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Sweet Smell of Success

Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.

J.J. Hunsecker, the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas, a jazz musician. He therefore covertly employs Sidney Falco, a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible.

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SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS Trailer (1957) - The Criterion Collection

SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS Trailer (1957) - The Criterion Collection

Three Reasons: Sweet Smell of Success - The Criterion Collection

Three Reasons: Sweet Smell of Success - The Criterion Collection

John Landis on THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

John Landis on THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

Critics' Picks - 'Sweet Smell of Success' | The New York Times

Critics' Picks - 'Sweet Smell of Success' | The New York Times

Info about Sweet Smell of Success

Studio(s): Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, United Artists

Originally Released: United States, Jul 04, 1957

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $2,500,000.00

Budget: $3,400,000.00

Genres:Drama, Film-Noir