The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 film directed by Otto Preminger
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Summary
The Man with the Golden Arm is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,713 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Saul Bass[3]
- Director: Otto Preminger[4]
- Screenwriter: Walter Newman[5], Ben Hecht[6], Lewis Meltzer[7]
- Composer: Elmer Bernstein[8]
- Genre: drama film[9], film noir[10]
- Based on: The Man with the Golden Arm[11]
- Cast member: Frank Sinatra[12], Eleanor Parker[13], Kim Novak[14], Robert Strauss[15], Darren McGavin[16], John Conte[17], George E. Stone[18], Leonid Kinskey[19], Arnold Stang[20], Emile Meyer[21], Shorty Rogers[22], Will Wright[23], Gordon Mitchell[24], Frank Mills[25]
- Producer: Otto Preminger[26]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[27]
- Production company: United Artists[28]
- Director of photography: Sam Leavitt[29]
- Part of: National Film Registry[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Commons category: The Man with the Golden Arm[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 81%[34], 7.4/10[35]
- Color: color[36], black-and-white[37]
- Country of origin: United States[38]
- Publication date: December 15, 1955[39]
- Distributed by: United Artists[40], Fandango at Home[41]
- Narrative location: Chicago[42]
- Main subject: heroin[43], non-controlled substance abuse[44], substance dependence[45], social exploitation[46], musician[47], unemployment[48], criminality[49], precariat[50]
- Film editor: Louis R. Loeffler[51]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[52], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[53], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[54]
- Title: The Man with the Golden Arm[55]
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Adaptations and Inspiration
The Man with the Golden Arm's after a work by is recorded as Nelson Algren[56].
Why It Matters
The Man with the Golden Arm has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]