Ace in the hole / produced and directed by Billy Wilder ; written by Billy Wilder, Lesser Samuels, Walter Newman. - Dual format edition. - 3 videodisc (111 min) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm + 1 booklet. - The Master of Cinema Series ; 82. .

Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.

Blu-Ray Disc: Blu-Ray edition of the movie -- DVD Disc 1: DVD edition of the movie -- DVD Disc 2: Video interview with film scholar Neil Sinyard ; Portrait of a 60% perfect man: Billy Wilder ; a film by Annie Tresgot and Michel Climent ; Original theatrical trailer -- Booklet: The booklet features an essay on the film by critic Emmanuel Burdeau --

Cinematography by Charles D. Lang ; editing by Arthur P. Schmidt ; art direction by A. Earl Hedrick, Hal Pereira. Cinematography by Charles D. Lang ; editing by Arthur P. Schmidt ; art direction by A. Earl Hedrick, Hal Pereira.

Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Richard Benedict, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall.

One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker. An amoral newspaper reporter washes up in dead-end Albuquerque, happens upon the scoop of a lifetime, and will do anything to keep getting the lurid headlines.

PG: Parental Guidance BBFC


DVD, Blu-ray; PAL 2; 1080p AVC and progressive encodes; aspect ratio 1.37:1.


English with English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

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Reporters and reporting--New Mexico--Drama
Journalists--Professional ethics--Drama


Feature films