Ace in the hole

Blu-ray 2014

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.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Albuquerque (N.M.) Drama

Immorality Drama

Journalists Professional ethics Drama

Man-woman relationships New Mexico Albuquerque Drama

Mass media Drama

Mine accidents Drama

Press Drama

Reporters and reporting New Mexico Albuquerque Drama

Situation ethics Drama

More in this Genre:

Drama Feature films Feature films -- United States Fiction films Film noir Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 396

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Edition:

Blu-ray/DVD combo set (Blu-ray only)

Description:

2 Blu-ray discs (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
monochrome
digital optical Dolby Digital
video file Blu-Ray region A

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: not rated

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1951
Blu-ray special edition features: New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray ; audio commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard ; "Portrait of a '60% perfect man': Billy Wilder," a 1980 documentary featuring in-depth interviews with Wilder by film critic Michel Ciment ; a 1984 interview with Kirk Douglas ; excerpts from a 1986 appearance by Wilder at the American Film Institute ; audio excerpts from an interview with coscreenwriter Walter Newman ; video afterword by filmmaker Spike Lee ; stills gallery ; trailer; plus essays by film critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin
Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur
Set ISBN: 9781604658378 1604658371
Blu-ray; Requires blu-ray player; Aspect ratio, 1.37:1; Dolby Digital; Region A
In English with optional English subtitles

Control Number:

991070

UPC:

715515115711

Other Authors:

Arthur, Robert, 1925-2008, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actor
Newman, Walter, screenwriter
Paramount Pictures Corporation, production company
Samuels, Lesser, screenwriter
Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004, actor
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002, film director, film producer, screenwriter

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