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The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster by Saul Bass
Directed by Otto Preminger
Produced by Otto Preminger
Screenplay by Walter Newman
Lewis Meltzer
Ben Hecht (uncredited)
Based on The Man with the Golden Arm
1949 novel
by Nelson Algren
Starring Frank Sinatra
Eleanor Parker
Kim Novak
Arnold Stang
Darren McGavin
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography Sam Leavitt
Edited by Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • December 15, 1955 (1955-12-15)
Running time
119 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1 million
Box office $4,350,000 (US)
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm (soundtrack).jpg
Soundtrack album by Elmer Bernstein
Released Mid February 1956
Recorded September & December, 1955
Hollywood, CA
Genre Film score
Length 45:22
Label Decca
DL 8257
Elmer Bernstein chronology
The Eternal Sea
(1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm
(1955)
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars

The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 American drama film with elements of film noir, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren, which tells the story of a drug addict who gets clean while in prison, but struggles to stay that way in the outside world. Although the addictive drug is never identified in the film, according to the American Film Institute "most contemporary and modern sources assume that it is heroin", in contrast to Algren's book which named the drug as morphine. The film stars Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang and Darren McGavin. It was adapted for the screen by Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer and Ben Hecht (uncredited), and directed by Otto Preminger. The film's initial release sparked controversy due to its serious, in-depth treatment of the then-taboo subject of drug addiction.

It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Sinatra for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Joseph C. Wright and Darrell Silvera for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White and Elmer Bernstein for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Sinatra was also nominated for best actor awards by the BAFTAs and The New York Film Critics.


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