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The Man with the Golden Arm

  • 1955
  • Approved
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
12K
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Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Eleanor Parker in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
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A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.

  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Walter Newman
    • Lewis Meltzer
    • Nelson Algren
  • Stars
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Kim Novak
    • Eleanor Parker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Walter Newman
      • Lewis Meltzer
      • Nelson Algren
    • Stars
      • Frank Sinatra
      • Kim Novak
      • Eleanor Parker
    • 106User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Frankie Machine
    Kim Novak
    Kim Novak
    • Molly
    Eleanor Parker
    Eleanor Parker
    • Zosh Machine
    Arnold Stang
    Arnold Stang
    • Sparrow
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • Louie
    Robert Strauss
    Robert Strauss
    • Schwiefka
    John Conte
    • Drunky
    Doro Merande
    Doro Merande
    • Vi
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Sam Markette
    George Mathews
    George Mathews
    • Williams
    Leonid Kinskey
    Leonid Kinskey
    • Dominiwski
    Emile Meyer
    Emile Meyer
    • Detective Bednar
    Jered Barclay
    • Junkie in Lock-Up
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Bremen
    Leonard Bremen
    • Cabbie in Lock-Up
    • (uncredited)
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Suspenders in Lock-Up
    • (uncredited)
    Pete Candoli
    Pete Candoli
    • Jazz Musician
    • (uncredited)
    Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    • Club Safari Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Harold 'Tommy' Hart
    • Officer Kvorka
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Walter Newman
      • Lewis Meltzer
      • Nelson Algren
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    • Trivia
      Frank Sinatra jumped at a chance to star in the film before reading the entire script.
    • Goofs
      In a scene about twenty minutes in, as the camera exits the bar following Frankie, the jukebox can be seen to slide out of the way of the camera at the bottom of the screen.
    • Quotes

      Louie: The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn.

    • Connections
      Edited into Bass on Titles (1982)

    User reviews106

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    One of the most brilliant soundtracks to a film ever made.

    Great story. Gritty 50's melodrama played very well by Sinatra and Novak. Great comedic performance by Arnold Stang who definitely deserved more attention after this film.

    Also contains one of the most brilliant soundtracks to a film ever made. Sinister accompaniment to Frankie Machine's spiraling demise, it plays so well as the unrelenting "monkey on his back" appears again and again.

    Great lingo, too. Very happy the word "lush" is used to describe an alcoholic. Very cool.

    Great cinema. An underappreciated piece of American genius.
    • Kino Jerk
    • Apr 17, 1999
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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1956 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Covek sa zlatnom rukom
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Otto Preminger Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,652
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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