Piombo rovente

Piombo rovente

19571hr 36min
critics rating 98%98%
audience rating 91%91%

Entra nel mondo sfarzoso e spietato dell'élite di New York City con "dolce odore di successo" (1957). J.J. Hunsecker, un potente editorialista di giornali, intreccia una rete di influenza e manipolazione da cui anche lui non può fuggire. La sua presa di ferro sull'opinione pubblica è irremovibile, ma quando si tratta della vita amorosa di sua sorella, le cose diventano disordinate.

Mentre Hunsecker arruola l'astuzia pubblicista Sidney Falco per fare il suo sporco lavoro, la posta in gioco viene sollevata e le linee tra lealtà e tradimento sfocate. Con notti piene di jazz e intrighi di punta di fondo, questo film classico approfondisce l'oscuro ventre dell'ambizione e del potere nella città che non dorme mai. L'amore conquisterà tutto o il fascino del successo si dimostrerà troppo inebriante per resistere? Scopri in "Sweet Odore of Success", un capolavoro cinematografico che ti lascerà a desiderare di più.

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Cast

Philip Van Zandt

Radio Program Director (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

Arthur Tovey

Elysian Club Patron (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Nicky Blair

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Nicky Blair

Edith Atwater

Hans Moebus

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Jay Adler

Manny Davis (uncredited)

Jay Adler

Lawrence Dobkin

Leo Bartha (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

David White

Otis Elwell (uncredited)

David White

Mary Bayless

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Emile Meyer

Lt. Harry Kello

Emile Meyer

Joseph La Cava

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Joseph La Cava

Sol Murgi

Waiter (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

Joseph Leon

Joe Robard (uncredited)

Joseph Leon

William Forrest

Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)

William Forrest

Charles Sherlock

Toots Shor's Bartender (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Burt Lancaster

J.J. Hunsecker

Burt Lancaster

King Mojave

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

King Mojave

Bert Stevens

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Charles Perry

Stage Hand (uncredited)

Charles Perry

Paul Cristo

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

Bill Raisch

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Bill Raisch

King Lockwood

Bar Patron (uncredited)

King Lockwood

James Turley

Check Man (uncredited)

James Turley

Colin Kenny

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Nick Borgani

Waiter (uncredited)

Nick Borgani

Tom Ferrandini

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Tom Ferrandini

Jeff Donnell

Charles Jordan

Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Bess Flowers

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Sam Levene

Frank D' Angelo

Sam Levene

George Washburn

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

George Washburn

Tony Curtis

Sidney Falco

Tony Curtis

Martin Milner

Steve Dallas

Martin Milner

Ralph Brooks

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Lurene Tuttle

Loretta Bartha (uncredited)

Lurene Tuttle

Edward Rickard

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Edward Rickard

Queenie Smith

Mildred Tam (uncredited)

Queenie Smith

George Nardelli

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

George Nardelli

Barbara Nichols

Thomas Martin

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Kay Garrett

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Kay Garrett

Lewis Charles

Al Evans (uncredited)

Lewis Charles

Robert Carson

Lou (Toots Shor's Headwaiter) (uncredited)

Robert Carson

Harry Tyler

Coffee Shop Counter Man (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Dick Cherney

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Joe Gray

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Marion Gray

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Marion Gray

James Hill

Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

James Hill

Steve Carruthers

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

H.M. Wynant

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

H.M. Wynant

Forbes Murray

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

John Fiedler

Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited)

John Fiedler

Susan Harrison

Susan Hunsecker

Susan Harrison

Raoul Freeman

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Clifford Odets

Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

Clifford Odets

Joe Frisco

Herbie Temple

Joe Frisco

Joseph Forte

Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)

Joseph Forte

Joe Di Reda

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Joe Di Reda

Waclaw Rekwart

Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

Mike Lally

Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Chico Hamilton

The Chico Hamilton Quintet

Chico Hamilton

Brad Brown

Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Brad Brown

Jane Ross

Woman (uncredited)

Jane Ross

Carson Smith

Self (uncredited)

Carson Smith

Autumn Russell

Linda James (uncredited)

Autumn Russell

Fred Katz

The Chico Hamilton Quintet

Fred Katz

Paul Horn

The Chico Hamilton Quintet

Paul Horn

Buddy Clark

The Chico Hamilton Quintet

Buddy Clark