Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

USA, 96 min
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Basic facts

Original title Sweet Smell of Success
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1958-07-03

Cast

Burt Lancaster
J. J. Hunsecker

Tony Curtis
Sidney Falco

Susan Harrison
Susan Hunsecker

Martin Milner
Steve Dallas

Sam Levene
Frank D'Angelo

Barbara Nichols
Rita

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Titles

Original title
  • Sweet Smell of Success
Swedish release title
  • Segerns sötma

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Executive Producer
Music Mixer
Musician
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Sound Editor

Cast

Burt Lancaster J. J. Hunsecker
Tony Curtis Sidney Falco
Susan Harrison Susan Hunsecker
Martin Milner Steve Dallas
Sam Levene Frank D'Angelo
Barbara Nichols Rita
Jeff Donnell Sally
Joe Frisco Herbie Temple
Emile Meyer poliskommissarie Harry Kello
Edith Atwater Mary
The Chico Hamilton Quintet The Chico Hamilton Quintet
- Ej krediterade:
Joseph Leon Joe Robard
David White Otis Elwell
Lawrence Dobkin Leo Bartha
Lurene Tuttle Laurie Bartha
Queenie Smith Mildred Tam
Autumn Russell Linda James
Jay Adler Manny Davis
Lewis Charles Al Evans
John Fiedler bartender
William Forrest senator Harvey Walker
Philip Van Zandt radioprogramledare
Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton
Fred Katz Fred Katz
Buddy Clark basist
Paul Horn Paul Horn
Carson Smith Carson Smith
Bess Flowers kvinna på Toots Shor's

Companies

Production Company The Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Companies
Norma-Curtleigh Productions
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1958
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Studio S Entertainment 2010

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 91669
Date 1958-03-03
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2635 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2629 meter
Length in minutes 96 min
Reels 6 reels


Original work

Original title Hunsecker Fights the World (Short story)
Author Ernest Lehman


Original title Tell Me About It Tomorrow (Short story)
Author Ernest Lehman


Release dates

First showing 1957-06-27 USA
Release in Sweden 1958-07-03 Park Stockholm Sweden 96 min
TV showing 2002-04-08 SVT2 Sweden 92 min
2003-08-06 SVT1 Sweden 92 min
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2007-02-19
2007-02-21
2009-04-18
DVD release 2010-09-01 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2022-12-10 Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2637


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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