Sweet Smell of Success

“In Sweet Smell of Success, as in pictures like Birdman of Alcatraz, Lancaster sits on his patented intensity and delivers astonishing results. The gleaming, indefatigable J. J. Hunsecker is probably Lancaster's best acting.”

Alec Baldwin

Actor

“Tony Curtis as a terrible man and Burt Lancaster as something even worse, in one of the greatest showbiz movies ever made. James Wong Howe's gorgeous cinematography and Elmer Bernstein's jazzy score all contribute to the alluring nocturnal Manhattan ambience.”

Greg Mottola

Director, Writer

“"Here's a classic staple of New York movies. The look of it is this distilled black-and-white New York and Clifford Odets writes great dialogue."”

Wes Anderson

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

“This is an amazing film there's a uh a a reporter that goes undercover in a mental institution and try to solve a murder”

Tim Robbins

Actor, Director

“Has some of the greatest dialogue ever. Burt Lancaster is fantastic as this horrible Walter Winchell columnist. I love this dirty town.”

Nathan Lane

Actor, Comedian

“This is one of my favorite films. I love it also because it's like the quintessential English film to the quintessential American film in one leap.”

Ben Wheatley

Director, Writer