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By Olga C (70) on 12 Feb 2009

I can see why Sinatra earned an Oscar nomination for best actor w/this film…

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By Mike T (1,122) on 02 Feb 2009

Considering the era of release, this is a boldly explicit piece that dared to stray into the actual reality of drug abuse instead of the typical…

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By Wiseguy . (11) on 22 Jan 2009

Wow this movie just shows that frank Sinatra can act. No one could have pulled of the withdraw part. one of the best movies every made…

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By Paul Z (502) on 06 Jan 2009

The Man with the Golden Arm, Otto Preminger's controversial, panoramic crime drama, plays itself out among the mental descriptions of its living…

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By Matt S (1,994) on 16 Sep 2008

I heard that this is was the first movie ever to tackle drug addiction…

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By Ross M (648) on 14 Sep 2008

That Sinatra could act as well as sing is often totally forgotten…

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By Patrick K (995) on 08 Sep 2008

It's kinda ahead of its time, but also pretty boring and artificial in a lot of places…

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By Ross T (104) on 29 Aug 2008

Excellent, scathing and shocking. To see this come out of 1955 is a real eye-opener…

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By ~More 2 Me Than What You See ~ (2) on 11 Aug 2008

Frank Sinatra should have won the Academy Award for his role in this movie. He played the role of a heroin addict so well…

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By Ruth K (60) on 02 Aug 2008

It's not as potent as The Lost Weekend but this is still a compelling chronicle of addiction, with an Oscar-calibur lead performance by Frank…

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By Adam Z (211) on 02 Aug 2008

It's not as potent as The Lost Weekend but this is still a compelling chronicle of addiction, with an Oscar-calibur lead performance by Frank…

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By Dave A (564) on 08 Jul 2008

Surprisingly frank tale of heroin addiction for it's time; I love Sinatra in this; he can actually act…

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By Joy H (203) on 06 Jul 2008

One of the best...Frank deserved an Oscar for this one…

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By Amy P (296) on 30 Jun 2008

Not quite as moralistically predictable as I was expecting, given its time and place, and it's an interesting cultural document, but…

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By Mjs M (208) on 23 Jun 2008

The first Hollywood studio film to tackle the issue of hard drug abuse…

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By Bosley Crowther (448) for The New York Times (9,847) on 23 Jun 2008

It is a pretty plain and unimaginative looksee at a lower-depths character with a perilous weakness for narcotics that he miraculously overcomes…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 18 Jun 2008

Director Otto Preminger emphasizes the lurid whenever he can – the neon signs, the smoky interiors, the insinuating bass on the soundtrack…

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By Dexy C (7) on 29 May 2008

Fantastic story of addictions and rehabilitation. magnificent performance by good old frankie (even though he surely couldn't play drums!!)…

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By Duncan R (84) on 28 May 2008

Frank Sinatra actually deserves an oscar for this one and only one other, The Manchurian Candidate. But hey it's directed by Otto Preminger…

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By Dicaprio L (33) on 27 May 2008

Frank gives a haunting performance. The ladies he stars with ain't so bad themselves. A unsettling movie with a definite plot twist. I'd recommend it…

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