Man With The Golden Arm (1956)

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Genres:

Classics | Drama

Languages:

English

Reviews:

2 reviews

Released:

28 October 2002

Format:

DVD

Staring

Director

Otto Preminger

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Kairi from Dublin, 10 Mar 2008

The most I could watch that film w 30 min...i do like old films, but this one was an exeption, even do like frank sinatra.

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Brilliant

Jonathan from Dublin, 29 May 2011

Brilliant book brilliant film. An overlooked classic.

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What's it about....

Frank Sinatra stars with Kim Novak and Eleanor Parker in this riveting drama about a poker dealer/jazz musician who descends to skid row after becoming addicted to heroin. Will he make it back into the spotlight -- or even survive? Based upon the classic American novel by Nelson Algren, The Man With The Golden Arm was far ahead of its time with its depiction of what drugs can do to even an ambitious person. Its cautionary tale still holds up today as heroin has come back...

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