Ace in the Hole (1951)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.2/10   

Réalisateur:

Billy Wilder

Writers:

Billy Wilder (written by) &
Lesser Samuels (written by) ...

Release Date:

29 juin 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Film-Noir

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Newspaper | Trapped | Reporter | Rescue | Cave

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

wow!

Ensemble

Kirk Douglas	...	Chuck Tatum
Jan Sterling	...	Lorraine Minosa
Robert Arthur	...	Herbie Cook (as Bob Arthur)
Porter Hall	...	Jacob Q. Boot
Frank Cady	...	Mr. Federber
Richard Benedict	...	Leo Minosa
Ray Teal	...	Sheriff Gus Kretzer
Lewis Martin	...	McCardle
John Berkes	...	Papa Minosa
Frances Dominguez	...	Mama Minosa
Gene Evans	...	Deputy Sheriff
Frank Jaquet	...	Sam Smollett
Harry Harvey	...	Dr. Hilton
Bob Bumpas	...	Radio Announcer
Geraldine Hall	...	Nellie Federber

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Big Carnival (USA) (new title)
The Human Interest Story (USA) (working title)
Le gouffre aux chimères (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]

Durée:

111 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Latin

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Classification:

USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | UK:A (1951) | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | USA:Approved

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Anecdotes:

Billy Wilder's wife Audrey came up with the line "I don't go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons."

Goofs:

Factual errors: Rattlesnakes will not eat bubble gum, in or out of the wrapper.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Charles Tatum: Hey. Pull up at the corner.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chicken Run (2000)

Soundtrack:

We're Coming, Leo

wow!

Saw this films years ago and it's still gripping.Mr.Wilder seldom did films that gripped the human condition like this one.After this movie flopped he stuck to screen adaptions of stage hits through most of the fifties.Both director and star,Kirk Douglas really delivered a stinging expose of media hype and manipulation of the newspaper business.Herein,burned out reporter Douglas chances on a man trapped in a cave and ruthlessly exploits it for his own gain.There's no softness here,even the leading lady (played wonderfully by Jan Sterling)is as hard as Douglas.The scenes of all the gawkers showing up,complete with carnival,are outright creepy.There's even a cheesy country western singer plunking a guitar and singing about poor Leo,(the trapped man.) The only sympathetic person is poor Leo's mom who continually prays for his release.Definitely a film for lovers of great movie drama.