Burt Lancaster is J.J. Hunsecker, a world-famed and world-feared newspaper columnist whose ink can make a star or break a politician. Tony Curtis plays frustrated press agent Sidney Falco, tasked with breaking the romance between Hunsecker’s beloved younger sister and an up-and-coming jazz musician. A cynically acidic war of words is waged behind the scenes of New York’s glamorous nightlife, exposing its dark underbelly. Featuring razor-edged dialogue and a pitch-black script by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman, plus stunning cinematography by the legendary James Wong Howe, Sweet Smell of Success of Success is absolutely unforgettable.
