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Financials
Revenue: $2,500,000
Budget: $3,400,000
Profit: - $-900,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: The almighty J.J... the columnist with sixty million believers... his wrath is feared by the great and near great who worship the sweet smell of success!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Jul 4, 1957
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Run Time: 1h 37m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions , United Artists , Norma Productions , Curtleigh Productions
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Synopsis
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Sound | Sound Recordist |
Jack Solomon
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Original Music Composer |
Elmer Bernstein
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Sound Effects Editor |
Robert G. Carlisle
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Writing | Screenplay |
Ernest Lehman
Clifford Odets
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Novel |
Ernest Lehman
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Production | Executive Producer |
Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh
Burt Lancaster
Harold Hecht
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Producer |
James Hill
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Production Manager |
Richard McWhorter
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Art | Set Decoration |
Edward G. Boyle
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Art Direction |
Edward Carrere
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Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Robert J. Schiffer
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Costume Design |
Mary Grant
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Directing | Director |
Alexander Mackendrick
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Assistant Director |
Richard Maybery
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Camera | Director of Photography |
James Wong Howe
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Editing | Editor |
Alan Crosland, Jr.
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Editorial Coordinator |
Alan Crosland, Jr.
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Lighting | Gaffer |
Homer Plannette
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Department | Role | Name |