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Sweet Smell of Success Blu-Ray

Sweet Smell of Success Blu-Ray

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One of the darkest films ever to come out of the Hollywood mainstream – both literally and figuratively – this spellbindingly cynical study of Machiavellian media machinations in a neon-drenched New York City was the first and best American film by Alexander Mackendrick, who already had several Ealing Studios classics on his CV (Whisky Galore, The Man in the White Suit, Mandy, The Ladykillers) when he crossed the Atlantic.

Considering his star status, Burt Lancaster was famously fearless when it came to risking audience sympathies, and he gives one of his most memorable performances as ruthless gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker, who’ll go to any lengths to break up his sister’s unsuitable romance, even if it means destroying the reputation of press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis).

Brilliantly scripted by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman from the latter’s autobiographical short story, and filmed in gleaming monochrome by legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe, Sweet Smell of Success is one of the greatest and most clear-eyed of all American films, lifting up the stone of Fifties decorum and unflinchingly revealing what was crawling underneath.
SKU: 5027035012414

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Actors: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Special Features: Appreciation by critic and film historian Philip Kemp, Selected scene commentary by Philip Kemp, Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away, Theatrical trailer

Release Year: 1957

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More Information

Format: Blu-Ray

Label: Arrow Video

Region Coding: Region B

Language: English

Subtitles: English SDH

Case Type: Blu-Ray Case

Genre:

  • Drama
  • Film-Noir

Technical Details

Run Time: 96 mins

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Video Format: PAL

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