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Ace in the Hole

Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !

7.9(786)19511h 52m4

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.8M
Box office
$1.3M
Language
Latin
  • rescue
  • sheriff
  • journalism
  • new mexico
  • satire
  • tragedy
  • film noir
  • reporter
  • black and white
  • trapped
  • desert
  • newspaper man

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Billy Wilder

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRAlbuquerque, New Mexico14 Jun 1951
    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York29 Jun 1951
    • TheatricalNR4 Jul 1951
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG30 Jun 1951
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical121 Apr 1952
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical23 Feb 1952
    • Physical12Blu-Ray/DVD Videolar20 Jun 2011
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereShanghai International Film Festival12 Jun 2026
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1619 Oct 1951
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU2 Apr 1952
    • TVTPCiné+ Classic13 Sept 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1615 Feb 1952
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival26 Aug 1951
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalPG1217 Sept 1952
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Physical12Blu ray5 May 2014
    • Theatrical12Re-release5 Jul 2018
  • SpainES

    • TheatricalAPTA1 Sept 1954

Frequently asked questions

Ace in the Hole was released on 29 June 1951.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    2/9/2020

    9/10

    It's a good story today. Tomorrow, they'll wrap a fish in it. Ace in the Hole is directed by Billy Wilder and Wilder co-writes the screenplay with Lesser Samuels, Walter Newman and Victor Desny. It stars Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall and Richard Benedict. Music is by Hugo Friedhofer and cinematography by Charles Lang Jr. Chuck Tatum (Douglas) is a one time big-city journalist who is now …

  • B

    badelf

    5/11/2026

    7/10

    Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole remains a masterclass in cynicism, even if the world it depicts has shifted beyond recognition. Kirk Douglas delivers one of his finest performances as Chuck Tatum, a disgraced reporter who transforms a man's entrapment in a collapsed cliff dwelling into a calculated media spectacle. Wilder's direction is sharp, controlled, ruthless; the film moves with the precision of a man tightening…

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