Sweet Smell of Success boasts a top-notch cast, sharp direction, atmospheric cinematography, and an appropriately jazzy score, making it one of the best noir crime thrillers ever made.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Alexander Mackendrick -
Producer -
James Hill -
Screenwriter -
Ernest Lehman , Clifford Odets -
Distributor -
United Artists , MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc. -
Production Co -
Norma Productions , Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 27, 1957, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 29, 2017 -
Runtime -
1h 36m -
Sound Mix -
Mono