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- Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away - a documentary film, produced for Scottish Television, in which actors Burt Lancaster, James Coburn, Gordon Jackson (The Professionals), producer James Hill, writer John Milius (Apocalypse Now)
and others discuss the legacy of director Alexander Mackendrick. The
film also contains numerous interviews with the American director. In
English, not subtitled. (45 min, 1080i)
- James Wong Howe: Cinematographer - a very
informative documentary in which the famous cinematographer offers a
masterclass on film lighting. Produced in 1973. In English, not
subtitled. (22 min, 1080i)
- Gabler on Winchell - film historian Neal Gabler
discusses the life and legacy of Walter Wichell, the famous newspaper
and radio commentator who inspired Burt Lancaster's J.J. Hunsecker. In
English, not subtitled. (29 min, 1080p)
- James Mangold - writer-director James Mangold
recalls his first encounter and consequently relationship with director
Alexander Mackendrick at the California Institute of the Arts, where he
was a professor. In English, not subtitled. (25 min, 1080p)
- Trailer - the original theatrical trailer for Sweet Smell of Success. In English, not subtitled. (4 min, 1080p)
- Commentary - an audio commentary, recorded
exclusively for Criterion in 2010, with film scholar James Naremore,
author of the BFI Film Classics series' Sweet Smell of Success. In English, not subtitled.
- Booklet - a 56-page illustrated booklet containing
Gary Giddins' essay "The Fantastic Falco"; "Ernest Lehman: Origins of
Sweet Smell of Success"; Paul Cronin's essay "Density and Subplots"; and
an excerpt from Alexander Mackendrick's "On Film-Making".
Sidney Falco is a New York press agent caught up in a complex relationship with the powerful newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker. Falco needs to get his showbiz clients placed in the newspapers, and hangs around Hunsecker hoping to garner a mention in his column. Hunsecker is obsessively protective towards his sister Susan, and his only apparent desire is to see an end to her budding romance with jazz musician Steve Dallas. Thus with Falco growing increasingly desperate, Hunsecker lets him know that the one way he can secure access to the column is to break up Susan and Steve, thereby setting in motion a chain of events which will tear them all apart.
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Description
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Sam Levene
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Language: ENGLISH: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A
Aspect
Ratio: 1.67:1
Number
of Discs: 1
Rating: Not
Rated
Orig.
Release Date: 1957
Studio: Criterion
Release
Date: 2/22/2011
Run
Time: 96 Min.
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