title: Frank & Ava
text: # Frank & Ava
  
  Frank & Ava is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Oblowitz and starring Rico Simonini as Frank Sinatra and Emily Elicia Low as Ava Gardner. It is based on the play of the same name by Willard Manus. This marked the final film appearances of Harry Dean Stanton and Katherine Helmond before their deaths in 2017 and 2019 respectively.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Rico Simonini as Frank Sinatra
  * Emily Elicia Low as Ava Gardner
  * Eric Roberts as Harry Cohn
  * Jonathan Silverman as Mannie Sacks
  * Harry Dean Stanton as Sheriff Lloyd
  * Lukas Haas as Officer Josenhans
  * Joanne Baron as Hedda Hopper
  * Richard Portnow as Walter Winchell
  * Joanna Sanchez as Louella Parsons
  * Katherine Helmond as Betty Burns
  
  ## Reception
  
  Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote "Bargain-basement treatment of Hollywood royalty."
  
  