Ace in the Hole
1951·United States·111 min.
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A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to re-jump start his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus. Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in a mine. He jumps at the chance to make a name for himself by taking over and prolonging the rescue effort, and feeding stories to major newspapers. He creates a national media sensation and milks it for all it is worth.
DirectorBilly Wilder
MusicHugo Friedhofer
CinematographyCharles Lang
CastKirk Douglas·Jan Sterling·Robert Arthur·Porter Hall·Frank Cady·Richard Benedict·Ray Teal·Lewis Martin·John Berkes·Frances Dominguez·Gene Evans·Frank Jaquet·Harry Harvey·Bob Bumpas·Geraldine Hall·Richard GainesShow all
Original titleAce in the Hole
Also known asThe Big Carnival