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by George_Chabot  in Movies,  - Top 50, Aug 13 '07
Pros: Frank Sinatra, Supporting Cast, Elmer Bernstein Score
Cons: The loose ends were too conveniently tied up
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Otto Preminger made several movies as a director for Fox during the 40s and 50s but he always seemed to want to make movies that showed subjects that the censors would not approve. Finally, Preminger went out on his ...
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by artbyjude - Top 500, Sep 07 '03
Pros: SINATRA, STANG, NOVAK, AND PARKER IN THAT ORDER.
Cons: NONE REALLY
This is an extraordinary drama, somewhat controversial in its day. It features some outstanding unexpected performances . The film brought Oscar nominations for Sinatra in the leading Role, Art direction (Joe Wright and ) and for the sizzling musical ...
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by ASourdough4 - Top 500, Apr 12 '08
Pros: Excellent take on Drug Dependency and Rehab challenges. The CAST!
Cons: Realistic life of a loser. Suggests recovery is only a matter of will power.
Note: This review is based upon the 2005 2-Disc SPECIAL EDITION; the artwork on the cover is different than that in the Epinions database. The review is posted with the other 3 already published on the same Movie. The MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ...
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by BrianKoller - Top 50, Jan 08 '00
Pros: cast, direction, story, characters
Cons: sometimes melodramatic
Otto Preminger directed this intense, dramatic character study involving heroin addiction. While sometimes overblown, the film is interesting throughout. The depiction of addiction is not quite as harrowing as in "The Lost Weekend", but still...
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