Released Date:
1957-06-27
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
96 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
8.2 (18277 Reviews)
Director:
Alexander MackendrickClifford Odets (screenplay)
Ernest Lehman (screenplay)
Ernest Lehman (novel)
J.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.
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