Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Genres - Crime, Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Film Noir, Satire  |   Release Date - Jun 29, 1951  |   Run Time - 111 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - TV-14
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Ace in the Hole, also known as The Big Carnival, is a 1951 American satirical drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Billy Wilder. The film stars Kirk Douglas as a cynical, disgraced reporter who creates a media circus surrounding a man trapped in a cave in rural New Mexico to try to regain a job on a major newspaper. The film co-stars Jan Sterling and features Robert Arthur and Porter Hall.

Movie Info

Budget

$1,800,000

Box Office

$2,300,000

Tags

Art/Music, Big Carnival, Cult, Desert, Hole, Journalism, New Mexico, Reporter, Rescue, Satire, Sheriff, Trapped, True Stories

Attributes

Based On: based on actual events
Filming Location: New Mexico
Narrative Location: New Mexico

Alternate Titles

A Montanha dos Sete Abutres
BR
A nagy karnevál
HU
Ace in the Hole
AU, CA, EC, IN, SG, GB, US
As atutowy
PL
As u rukavu
HR
As w potrzasku
PL
Bittere lauweren
BE
Cadenas de roca
AR, MX
Dagens sensasjon
NO
Diri Gömülenler
TR
El gran carnaval
CL, ES
Forside-sensation!
DK
Ha-Carnival Ha-Gadol
IL
Het grote carnaval
NL
Inför tusen ögon
FI
L'asso nella manica
IT
Le gouffre aux chimères
BE, CA, FR
Marele carnaval
RO
O Grande Carnaval
PT
Reporter des Satans
AT, DE, CH
Sensationen för dagen
SE
Tak-khal dar hofreh
IR
The Big Carnival
NL, ZA, US
The Human Interest Story
US
To teleftaio atou
GR
Tuhansien silmien edessä
FI
Wielki karnawał
PL
Το τελευταίο ατού
GR
Кец у рукаву
RS, YU
Скритият коз
BG
Туз у рукаві
UA
じごくのえいゆう
JP
倒扣的王牌
CN, TW
地獄の英雄
JP
비장의 술수
KR
빅 카니발
KR
빅카니발
KR