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The Man with the Golden Arm

An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!

7.1(265)19551h 59m4

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1M
Box office
$4.4M
Language
English
  • prison
  • drug dealer
  • underground world
  • jazz
  • poker
  • sense of guilt
  • gambling
  • insanity
  • junkie
  • ex-lover
  • suspicion of murder
  • rehabilitation

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York15 Dec 1955
    • TheatricalNRLos Angeles, California26 Dec 1955
  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalMVHS1 Jan 1985
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A26 Dec 1955
  • AustriaAT

    • TheatricalAA1 May 1956
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatricale 1216 Jan 1956
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical4 Jul 1956
    • PhysicalDVD26 Jun 2003
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray11 Jul 2023
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1223 Mar 1956
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical (limited)Re-Issue19 Sept 2024
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical3 Mar 1956
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG3 May 1956
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1219 Jul 1956
    • TV12RTL 522 Feb 2003
    • Physical12DVD11 Aug 2003
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical1826 Dec 1955

Frequently asked questions

The Man with the Golden Arm was released on 26 December 1955.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/14/2022

    7/10

    This story has quite a well trodden feel to it. Frank Sinatra's "Frankie" is released from a stint in prison and heads straight back to the drug-infused melting pot from whence he came. Initially intent on staying clean, soon peer pressures and his struggle to survive, with his high-maintenance wife "Zosh" (Eleanor Parker) have him back at square one. It might just be that his salvation can come from his lover, the e…

  • R

    r96sk

    5/29/2024

    8/10

    Bit of a slow-moving picture, one that might've ended sooner, though I do class <em>'The Man with the Golden Arm'</em> as something rather quite good. Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak keep events moving along with strong showings, Sinatra especially. Eleanor Parker is, though, the person onscreen that I appreciated most whilst watching, there's just something about her performance that puts her ahead of her co-stars; I…

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