SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS - B. Lancaster / T. Curtis- DVD -N&S-Never played-R 4 PAL

Description: BURT LANCASTER TONY CURTIS SUSAN HARRISON MARTIN MILNER JEFF DONNELL and SAM LEVENE star in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS "Sharp-edged and merciless. One extraordinary American noir" - Uncut DVD - NEW and SEALED - NEVER PLAYED!! - PG-rated - 92-minutes - Black and White - 1957-release - Drama, Film-noir - REGION 4 - PAL - Original Oz releaseJ.J. Hunsecker, the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas, a jazz musician. He therefore covertly employs Sidney Falco, a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible.Press freedom is one of the best thing in any democratic society but it may sometimes produce / bring lies used for the advantage of powerful groups and / or circles. That is why this film was called in some Latin American countries "A Damn Lie". The excellent plot shows how someone arrogant, selfish, good writing and talking as J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) was able to use various factors in the society he did his work in order to destroy any enemy, any adversary or any person whom he did not like at all. An example was the boy friend of his sister Susan, a working young man, devoted to music and strongly in love with Susan, completely discredited by JJ. Certainly JJ was a kind of a sick man, unable to accept any reason from any other person. He was born to have adversaries and not friends. To do all his work JJ needed snakes (not persons) as Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis), who behaved worse than a reptile, always praising JJ although he in fact hated him and creating the intrigues whenever there were necessary. Very good film and probably a lesson, the acting was also excellent, particularly of Lancaster as a tough columnist JJ and Tony Curtis as a low ethic man.

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DVD Edition Year: 1957

Music Artist: Not applicable

Video Format: PAL

Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard

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Rating: PG

Subtitle Language: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Leading Role: Nicky Blair

Studio: Mgm

Modified Item: No

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Type: Dvd

Region Code: DVD: 4 (AU, NZ, Latin America...)

Format: DVD

Release Year: 2000

Language: English, French, German, Italian

Actor: Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Joe Frisco, Tony Curtis, The Chico Hamilton Quintet, Susan Harrison, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols, Edith Atwater, Burt Lancaster, Emile Meyer

Run Time: 92 Mins

Genre: Drama

Movie/TV Title: Sweet Smell of Success

Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia