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The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

Dec 26, 1955
119 min
DramaCrime
7.1/ 10
238 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
7.1/10
238 votes
IMDB
7.3/10
12,767 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
63/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,000,000Production cost
Box Office$4,350,000Worldwide gross
Profit$3,350,000Profitable
ROI
+335.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Details

Production information

"An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$4,350,000

Production Companies

Carlyle Productions

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