Kirk Douglas
Charles "Chuck" Tatum
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A drama film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Kirk Douglas as a cynical reporter who exploits a man trapped in a cave for his own gain. The film explores the corrupt relationship between the press, the news and the public, and was a critical and commercial failure.
Ace in the Hole. Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
- (40K)
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Billy Wilder
- 1951-07-04
Apr 23, 2020 · Ace in the Hole, also known as The Big Carnival, is a 1951 American Film Noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring Kirk Douglas as a cynical, disgraced reporter who stops at nothing to try to regain a job on a major newspaper.
- 111 min
- 9.9K
- Felicity Dungworth
Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
Aug 12, 2007 · A scathing critique of sensationalist journalism and the public's appetite for it, starring Kirk Douglas as a ruthless reporter who exploits a mine disaster. Read Roger Ebert's analysis of the film's themes, dialogue, cinematography and performance.
With flaws that outweigh his talent, reporter Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) has bounced across the country from job to job. Winding up in New Mexico, Tatum gets work from the...
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- Drama
Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole is one of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker. Kirk Douglas gives the fiercest performance of his career as Chuck Tatum, an amoral newspaper reporter who washes up in dead-end Albuquerque, happens upon the scoop of a lifetime, and will do anything to keep ...
