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The 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.

The Sweet Smell of Success
Cast:

Burt Lancaster
Tony Curtis

Director:
Alexander Mackendrick

Producer:
James Hill

Written by:
Ernest Lehman, Clifford Odets

Distributor:
United Artists

Budget:
$3.4 million

Box Office:
$2.25 million

Metacritic Score:
100

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
98

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