Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

A Press Agent's Life

J.J. (Burt Lancaster) gives Sen. Walker (William Forrest) a warning.

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick.

© MGM 2012

Released in 1957 by MGM.

Your MOVIECLIP has been shared on Facebook

related tags 

  • character-type: Agent
  • character-type: Pretty Woman
  • character-type: Journalist
  • character-type: Politician
  • action: Argue
  • action: Threaten
  • editors-choice: Insults / Comebacks
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • mood: Understated
  • setting: Club
  • theme: Power
  • theme: Manipulation
  • actor: Burt Lancaster
  • actor: Tony Curtis
  • actor: William Forrest
  • director: Alexander Mackendrick
  • producer: Burt Lancaster
  • producer: Harold Hecht
  • producer: Tony Curtis
  • composer: Elmer Bernstein
  • role-name: J.J. Hunsecker
  • role-name: Sen. Harvey Walker
  • role-name: Sidney Falco
  • screenwriter: Ernest Lehman
  • screenwriter: Clifford Odets
  • screenwriter: Alexander Mackendrick
  • year: 1957
  • studio: MGM

Movie: videos related to Sweet Smell of Success

see all Sweet Smell of Success (Movie) videos

Actor: videos related to Burt Lancaster

other related Actors:

see all Burt Lancaster (Actor) videos

Primary Genre: videos related to Classics

other related Primary Genres:

see all Classics (Primary Genre) videos

Mood: videos related to Understated

see all Understated (Mood) videos

Editor’s Choice: videos related to Male Performances

other related Editor’s Choices:

see all Male Performances (Editor’s Choice) videos

Action: videos related to Argue

other related Actions:

see all Argue (Action) videos

Character Type: videos related to Politician

other related Character Types:

see all Politician (Character Type) videos

Theme: videos related to Power

other related Themes:

see all Power (Theme) videos

Setting: videos related to Club

see all Club (Setting) videos

Year: videos related to 1957

see all 1957 (Year) videos

Producer: videos related to Burt Lancaster

other related Producers:

see all Burt Lancaster (Producer) videos

Composer: videos related to Elmer Bernstein

see all Elmer Bernstein (Composer) videos

Screenwriter: videos related to Ernest Lehman

other related Screenwriters:

see all Ernest Lehman (Screenwriter) videos

Studio: videos related to MGM

see all MGM (Studio) videos