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1957 · 97 mins · English
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Directed by
Alexander Mackendrick
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Edith Atwater, Tony Curtis, Lawrence Dobkin, David White, Buddy Clark

Powerful New York columnist J.J. Hunsecker dominates public opinion with his Broadway column, yet he cannot control his sister Susan’s romance with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Outraged, Hunsecker enlists ruthless publicist Sidney Falco, demanding he devise any scheme—no matter how ruthless—to end the relationship and restore his authority.

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