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Ace in the Hole

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Original title

Ace in the Holeaka

AKA

The Big Carnival

Year

1951

Running time

111 min.

Country

United States

Director

Billy Wilder

Screenwriter

Billy Wilder, Lesser Samuels, Walter Newman

Cast

Music

Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography

Charles Lang (B&W)

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Drama. Film noir | Journalism

Synopsis

A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to re-jump start his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus. Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in a mine. He jumps at the chance to make a name for himself by taking over and prolonging the rescue effort, and feeding stories to major newspapers. He creates a national media sensation and milks it for all it is worth.

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Awards: 1951: Nominated for Oscar: Best Story and Screenplay

1951: National Board of Review: Best Actress (Sterling)

1951: Venice Film Festival: nominated to Golden Lion - Best Picture.

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68 My Favorite Noir Movies (69)

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