Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Charles LangComposer:
Hugo FriedhoferCast:
Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Gene Evans, Timothy Carey, Iron Eyes Cody, Ray Teal, Frank Cady, Harry Harvey, Richard Gaines (more)VOD (2)
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One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker, 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
Jan Sterling
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Caged (1950)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Robert Arthur
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Porter Hall
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gene Evans
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Storm Warning (1951)
Timothy Carey
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Iron Eyes Cody
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Big Trail (1930)
Union Pacific (1939)
Ray Teal
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Frank Cady
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Harry Harvey
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Richard Gaines
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Double Indemnity (1944)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Graduate (1967)
Bert Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Lester Dorr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
William Fawcett
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Ralph Moody
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Bert Moorhouse
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Edith Evanson
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rope (1948)
Lewis Martin
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Joe Gray
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Ace in the Hole (1951)