| Sinatra | |
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| Genre | Biography Drama |
| Written by | William Mastrosimone Abby Mann |
| Directed by | James Steven Sadwith |
| Starring | Philip Casnoff Olympia Dukakis Joe Santos Gina Gershon Nina Siemaszko Marcia Gay Harden |
| Theme music composer | Artie Butler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tina Sinatra |
| Producer | Richard M. Rosenbloom |
| Production locations | Hoboken, New Jersey Union Station - 800 N. Alameda Street, Downtown, Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Reynaldo Villalobos |
| Editors | Steve Potter Scott Vickrey |
| Running time | 250 min; 60 min (4 episodes) |
| Production companies | TS Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | November 8, 1992 (1992-11-08) |
Sinatra is a 1992 CBS biographical drama miniseries about singer Frank Sinatra, developed and executive produced by Frank's youngest daughter Tina Sinatra and approved by Frank himself.[1][2][3] Directed by James Steven Sadwith, produced by Richard M. Rosenbloom, and written by William Mastrosimone and Abby Mann. It stars Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon, Nina Siemaszko, Bob Gunton, and Marcia Gay Harden, with some of Sinatra's vocals recreated by Tom Burlinson. It won two and was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, along with a win and two nominations for a Golden Globe Award. Released on November 8, 1992, it was re-released on a two-disc DVD Warner Home Video on May 13, 2008.[4]
Frank Sinatra (Casnoff) emerges from Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of local politician Natalie "Dolly" Sinatra (Dukakis) and fireman Anthony "Marty" Sinatra (Santos). Beginning his career as a singer for the Harry James (Posey) and Tommy Dorsey (Gunton) big bands, Sinatra struggles to keep his marriage to his teenage sweetheart Nancy Barbato (Gershon). Before long, his talent catapults him to both music and movie fame, but his personal failings place his career and marriage in danger. He endures tumultuous marriages and divorces with starlets Ava Gardner (Harden) and Mia Farrow (Siemaszko) while juggling his movie and singing careers and forming significant friendships with an ambitious young senator named John F. Kennedy (Kelly) and powerful Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana (Steiger).
Filming was shot on location in Hoboken, New Jersey, and at the Los Angeles Union StationinCalifornia.
The series got a mostly positive reception but was accused of whitewashing the controversial aspects of Frank Sinatira's life.[1][5][6][7][8][9]
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