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The Man with the Golden Arm

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The Man with the Golden Arm

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Summary

Drama starring Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak. Chicago: card dealer and heroin addict Frankie Machine has just got out of jail. He returns to his old haunts determined to kick his habits and become a musician. But the pressures of dealing with a wife in a wheelchair, a pusher and the woman he really loves make things tough.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

This is to drug addiction what The Lost Weekend was to alcoholism - a trailblazer. It's directed by Otto Preminger, whose gloating over controversial subject matter made him the Oliver Stone of his day. From Saul Bass's opening credits to Elmer Bernstein's jazzy score, the movie boasts its modernity in its unflinching approach to the story about an aspiring musician and heroin addict. Trainspotting it isn't but, in the clean-cut Eisenhower era, this movie shocked audiences deeply. In any event, Frank Sinatra's Oscar-nominated performance still impresses, as do those of Eleanor Parker as his wife and Kim Novak as Sinatra's object of desire.

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7.3/10

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Cast

rolenameFrankie MachineFrank SinatraMollyKim NovakZosch MachineEleanor ParkerSparrowArnold StangLouieDarren McGavinSchwiefkaRobert StraussWilliamsGeorge MathewsDrunkyJohn Conte

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rolenameDirectorOtto Preminger

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Languages

English | Spanish

Guidance

Drug abuse.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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