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Drama, Film-Noir
One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker, Academy Award-winner Billy Wilder's Ace In The Hole is legendary for both its cutting social critique and its status as a hard-to-find cult classic. Kirk Douglas gives the fiercest performance of his career as Chuck Tatum, an amoral newspaper reporter caught in dead-end Albuquerque who happens upon the story of a lifetime-and will do anything to ensure he gets the scoop. Wilder's follow-up to Sunset Boulevard is an even darker vision, a no-holds-barred expose that anticipated the rise of the American media circus.
USA / English
| Kirk Douglas | Charles 'Chuck' Tatum |
| Jan Sterling | Lorraine Minosa |
| Robert Arthur | Herbie Cook |
| Porter Hall | Jacob Q. Boot |
| Frank Cady | Mr. Federber |
| Richard Benedict | Leo Minosa |
| Ray Teal | Sheriff |
| Lewis Martin | McCardle |
| John Berkes | Papa Minosa |
| Frances Dominguez | Mama Minosa |
| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Producer | Billy Wilder; William Schorr |
| Writer | Lesser Samuels; Walter Newman; Victor Desny |
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Barcode | 715515024723 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 7/17/2007 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 2 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $39.95 |
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Features
| Disc 1: | Audio commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard Theatrical trailer Portrait Of A 60% Perfect Man: Billy Wilder, a 1980 documentary featuring in-depth interviews with Wilder by film critic Michael Ciment A 1984 interview with Kirk Douglas Excerpts from a 1986 appearance by Wilder at the American Film Institute Excerpts from an audio interview with coscreenwriter Walter Newman New video afterword by filmmaker Spike Lee Stills gallery PLUS: New essays by film critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin |