The Man With the Golden Arm
Drama | English | 119 minutes
Info
Frankie Machine is released from prison. A former drug addict, he became clean in prison. With a set of drums, he returns to his old neighborhood hoping to start a new life as a drummer with a big band. He runs into Molly, an old flame, who encourages him to pursure his dream. With his former drug dealer Nifty Louie pushing Frankie to get back on drugs, Frank succumbs. Molly convinces Frankie his only out is to go cold turkey. Molly locks Frankie in her apartment as he goes through the grueling process of withdrawl. Frankie realizes he has someone special in Molly and he’s determined to get clean, no matter what it takes.
Cast
Frank Sinatra (Frankie “Dealer” Machine) / Kim Novak (Molly) / Darren McGavin (Nifty Louie)
Why Stream This Film?
A riveting, heart-wrenching film about about a man’s fight to “get the monkey off his back.”
- Rotten Tomatoes Score (Critics Consensus): 81%
- Metacritic Score: 63
Accolades
- Academy Awards: Nominated, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Frank Sinatra)
- BAFTA Awards: Nominated, Best Film; Best Actor (Frank Sinatra)
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Nominated, Best Actor (Frank Sinatra); Best Director (Otto Preminger)
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“Clinical in its probing of the agonies of addiction and narcotics, this is a gripping, fascinating film, expertly produced and directed, and performed with marked conviction by Frank Sinatra as the drug slave.”
“Torn between his dream of a new life and the insidious circumstances of the old, Frank Sinatra is caught like a rat in a maze.”
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