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The Man With the Golden Arm

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The Man With the Golden Arm
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NR,1hr 59min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
December 15, 1955
Director:
Otto Preminger
Distributor:
United Artists
Starring:
Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak  ...more
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Synopsis: When Otto Preminger was willing to release his drug-addiction drama Man With the Golden Arm without the sanction of a Production Code seal, it proved to be yet another nail in the coffin of that censorial dinosaur. Based on the novel by Nelson Algren, the film stars Frank Sinatra as Frankie Machine, expert card dealer (hence the title). Recently released from prison, Frankie is determined to set his life in order -- and that means divesting himself of his drug habit. He dreams of becoming a jazz ... Full Synopsis
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Todd Kristel, AMG Review
Groundbreaking and controversial when it was first released, The Man With the Golden Arm seems relatively tame by modern standards. The sequence in which Frankie kicks drugs still has power because of the strength of Frank Sinatra's performance, and the film isn't necessarily less effective because it doesn't show explicit details of drug use (e.g., it shows Frankie's face when he injects himself instead ... Full Review
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Frank Sinatra
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