Sinatra: All or Nothing at All

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Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
SinatraAllOrNothingAtAll.png
Directed by Alex Gibney
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Erin Edeiken
  • Blair Foster
  • Alex Gibney
  • Frank Marshall
  • Jeffrey Pollack
  • Samuel D. Pollard
  • Sharon Hall
  • Broderick Johnson
  • Andrew A. Kosove
  • Nancy Sinatra
Cinematography
  • Antonio Rossi
  • Samuel Painter
Editors
  • Samuel D. Pollard
  • Ben Sozanski
  • Anoosh Tertzakian
Running time240 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseApril 5 (2015-04-05) 
April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)

Sinatra: All or Nothing at All is an American documentary film that premiered in two parts on April 5 and 6, 2015 on HBO. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Production

Development

On January 8, 2015, HBO announced at the annual Television Critics Association's winter press tour that they would air a new documentary from director Alex Gibney about the life of singer and actor Frank Sinatra, entitled Sinatra: All or Nothing at All. [4]

On January 22, 2015, it was announced that the film would premiere in two parts on April 5 and 6, 2015. [5]

Release

Marketing

On March 6, 2015, HBO released the documentary's official trailer. [6]

Premiere

On March 31, 2015, the film held its official premiere at the Time Warner Center in New York City, New York. [7] [8]

Reception

Sinatra: All or Nothing at All has been met with a positive response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 93% approval rating with an average rating of 6.93/10, based on 15 reviews. [9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 74 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [10]

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