The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 American independent drama film noir directed by Otto Preminger, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren. Starring Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang and Darren McGavin, it recounts 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", although in Algren's book it is morphine. The film's initial release was controversial for its treatment of the then-taboo subject of drug addiction.
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Directed by Otto Preminger
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Budget
$1,000,000
Tags
American Film Institute, Cold Turkey, Drug Dealer, Drums, Film Based On A Novel, Gambling, Jazz, Junkie, Poker, Rehabilitation, Wheelchair
Attributes
Based On: The Man with the Golden Arm
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: criminality, heroin, musician, non-controlled substance abuse, precariat, social exploitation, substance dependence, unemployment
Time Period: 1950s
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: criminality, heroin, musician, non-controlled substance abuse, precariat, social exploitation, substance dependence, unemployment
Time Period: 1950s
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De man met de gouden arm
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Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
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Der Mann mit dem goldenen arm
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El hombre del brazo de oro
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Kultainen käsivarsi
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L'home del braç d'or
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L'homme au bras d'or
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L'uomo dal braccio d'oro
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Manden med den gyldne arm
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Mannen med den gyldne arm
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Mannen med den gyllene armen
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Mard e Dast-Talayi
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Người đàn ông có cánh tay vàng
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O anthropos me to hryso heri
GR
O Homem do Braço de Ouro
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Ôgon no ude
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Omul cu braţul aurit
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The Man with the Golden Arm
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Žmogus su auksine ranka
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Złotoręki
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Ο Άνθρωπος με το Χρυσό Χέρι
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Мъжът със златната ръка
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黄金の腕
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