Ace In The Hole (1951)

Dir. Billy Wilder – 1951 – 111m – Valid for Punch Cards

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One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker. Kirk Douglas gives the fiercest performance of his career as Chuck Tatum, an amoral newspaper reporter who washes up in dead-end Albuquerque, happens upon the scoop of a lifetime, and will do anything to keep getting the lurid headlines. Wilder’s follow-up to Sunset Boulevard is an even darker vision, a no-holds-barred exposé of the American media’s appetite for sensation that has gotten only more relevant with time.

“More impressive even than in Sunset Boulevard, and the result is perhaps [Billy Wilder’s] most remarkable film.” – Penelope Houston, Sight & Sound

“The picture is fascinating — all one hour and 52 minutes of it. It’s like a book that shocks you, yet you cannot bear to put it down.” – Marjory Adams, Boston Globe