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After the success of From Here to Eternity, pairing Frank Sinatra with another James Jones novel made perfect sense. Set in the aftermath of World War II, the film stars Sinatra as a recently discharged soldier whose promising writing career has derailed. After a drunken card game, Sinatra finds himself aboard a bus for his Indiana hometown of Parktown, with recent acquaintance Shirley MacLaine in tow. An unrefined good-time girl, MacLaine allows her affections to settle on the hard-drinking Sinatra, who wants little to do with her as he reluctantly sets about re-establishing ties he thought to have abandoned over a decade before. These include a brother (Arthur Kennedy) unable to discard his salesman's persona, his disapproving wife (Leora Dana), and their teenage daughter (Betty Lei Keim). Meanwhile, Sinatra makes a variety of new acquaintances both respectable and otherwise, including a local gambler (Dean Martin) and a creative writing instructor (Martha Hyer) smitten with his writing and possibly with him. Shaking up the complacency of his small hometown more by accident than design, Sinatra forces all those around him to reevaluate their behavior. After a variety of smaller parts, this is the role that cemented MacLaine's name, earning her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. 
 

Sinopse - Capa do DVD:

Depois de uma celebração da qual ele não consegue se lembrar, o veterano da II Guerra Mundial, Dave Hirsh (Sinatra), é colocado em um ônibus rumo ao último lugar que ele escolheria em são consciência: Parkman, Indiana, sua cidade natal e onde ele não punha os pés por quase uma década. Frank Sinatra interpreta Hirsh, cuja chegada em Parkman traz à imperdoável luz do dia toda a hipocrisia reinante no local, neste conto maravilhosamente dirigido por Vicente Minelli e baseado no romance escrito por James Jones. Nesta produção que reúne pela primeira vez Sinatra e Dean Martin, Martin vive um jogador de cartas espertalhão. E Shirley MacLane recebeu aqui, uma das suas cinco indicações ao Oscar, por seu papel como a cândida Ginny, que terá uma espécie de atração fatal por Hirsh. (Contra capa do DVD original)




Cast:
Frank Sinatra  ...  Dave Hirsh  
Dean Martin  ...  Bama Dillert (professional gambler)  
Shirley MacLaine  ...  Ginnie Moorehead  
Martha Hyer  ...  Gwen French (schoolteacher)
Arthur Kennedy  ...  Frank Hirsh  

Runtime:136 min
Year:1958
DVD-Rip
VideoCodec:Xvid
Audio  Codec:MPEG1/2 L3
Frame Size:624x272
Size:700 MB

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