<i>"Sharp-Edged [and] Merciless. One Extraordinary American Noir!" -Roger Ebert</i><br /><br /> A powerful film about a ruthless journalist and an unscrupulous press agent who'll do anything to achieve success, this "fascinating, compelling story" (<I>The Hollywood Reporter</I>) crackles with "taut direction and whiplash dialogue" (<I>Time Magazine</I>). Bristling with "vivid performances" by Curtis and Lancaster, this gutsy expose of big-city corruption is a timeless classic that cuts deep and sends a chilling message.<Br><Br> It's late at night in the steamy, neon-lit streets of New York's Times Square, and everything's buzzing with nervous energy. But press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) is oblivious to the whirlwind of street vendors, call girls and con men bustling around him as he nervously waits for the early edition of <I>The Globe</I>. Whose career did gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) launch today… and whose did he destroy?
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Burt Lancaster | J.J. Hunsecker |
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Tony Curtis | Sidney Falco |
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Susan Harrison | Susan Hunsecker |
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Martin Milner | Steve Dallas |
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Jeff Donnell | Sally |
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Sam Levene | Frank D' Angelo |
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Joe Frisco | Herbie Temple |
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Barbara Nichols | Rita |
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Emile Meyer | Lt. Harry Kello |
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Edith Atwater | Mary |
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Chico Hamilton | Self |
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Paul Horn | Self |
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Fred Katz | Self |
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Buddy Clark | Self |
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Jay Adler | Manny Davis |
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Mary Bayless | Bar Patron |
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Nicky Blair | Patron at Toots Shor's |
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Nick Borgani | Waiter |
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Ralph Brooks | Patron at 21 |
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Brad Brown | Patron at 21 |
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Steve Carruthers | Patron at 21 |
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Robert Carson | Lou - Headwaiter at Toots Shor's |
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Lewis Charles | Al Evans |
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Dick Cherney | Patron at Toots Shor's |
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Paul Cristo | Patron at Toots Shor's |
| Director | Alexander Mackendrick |
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| Writer | Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, Alexander Mackendrick | |
| Producer | Tony Curtis, Harold Hecht, James Hill, Burt Lancaster, Janet Leigh | |
| Musician | Elmer Bernstein | |
| Photography | James Wong Howe | |
| Edition | Criterion Blu-Ray Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.66:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] PCM Stereo [English] DTS [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Regions | Region A |