Ace in the Hole

Released Year: 1951

Certificate: Approved

Runtime: 111 minutes

Genre: Drama, Film-Noir

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 72

Director: Billy Wilder

Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall

No of Votes: 31568

Gross: 3969893

Overview: A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.

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