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Many Faces of Frank Sinatra [VHS]

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It covers his life all right, but for music lovers and true fans of FRANK this is not enough. Not a word on NELSON RIDDLE,BILLY MAY and GORDON JENKINS with whom he alterned between 1953 and 1961 on his famous CAPITOL recordings.I learned much more about him reading DEREK JEWELL's biography.What i like best from that video is the funny trailer about PAL JOEY in which FRANK gives a lecture about JOEY. You also see him as BILLY BIGELOW a film he was supposed to do but he simply walked out of the set of CAROUSEL.This documentary covers its subject a little too fast and another hour would have been necessary to tell the whole story well.

With Sinatra dead and the world focusing on his so-called Mafia ties, people are losing track of what's most important about him: his music, and his natural grace on screen.This excellent documentary tells the story of the life of the man who entertained us for over 60 years, as an actor and singer, and it does a wonderful job of showing him at work. Nobody could sing "My Way" the way Sinatra did. (Sid Vicious came closest). Highly recommended for fans of the late great one, who want to see him for the great performer he was, and not for the dirt they can dish.