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Ace in the Hole (1951)

NR · 1951-06-29 · 1h 51m · EN
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Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

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Billy WilderDirector, WriterWalter NewmanWriterLesser SamuelsWriter
Budget
$1.8M
Box office
$1.3M

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Kirk DouglasKirk DouglasChuck TatumJan SterlingJan SterlingLorraine MinosaRobert ArthurRobert ArthurHerbie CookPorter HallPorter HallJacob Q. BootFrank CadyFrank CadyMr. FederberRichard BenedictRichard BenedictLeo MinosaRay TealRay TealSheriff Gus KretzerLewis MartinLewis MartinMcCardleJohn BerkesJohn BerkesPapa MinosaFrances DominguezFrances DominguezMama MinosaGene EvansGene EvansDeputy SheriffFrank JaquetFrank JaquetSam Smollett

Keywords

SatireSheriffTrappedRescueNew mexicoReporterDesertJournalismBlack and whiteNewspaper manNoirMedia hypeFilm grisFilm noir

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinitySatire · Sheriff · TrappedVisual styleNoir · Film NoirDialogue densityDramaDirector preference136204Actor preference163163 · 215218 · 215219

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An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

How long is Ace in the Hole?

Ace in the Hole has a runtime of 111 minutes.

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