Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Charles LangComposer:
Hugo FriedhoferCast:
Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Gene Evans, Timothy Carey, Iron Eyes Cody, Ray Teal, Frank Cady, Harry Harvey, Richard Gaines (more)VOD (1)
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One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker, Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole is legendary for both its cutting social critique and its status as a hard-to-find cult classic. Kirk Douglas gives the fiercest performance of his career as Chuck Tatum, an amoral newspaper reporter caught in dead-end Albuquerque who happens upon the story of a lifetime—and will do anything to ensure he gets the scoop. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kirk Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709911_18b2aa.jpg)
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Jan Sterling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576472_8f5474.jpg)
Jan Sterling
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Caged (1950)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
![Robert Arthur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/872/162872891_f79a95.jpg)
Robert Arthur
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
![Porter Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/893/159893463_1ddb08.jpg)
Porter Hall
USA
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Gene Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/288/161288166_38e589.jpg)
Gene Evans
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Timothy Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871860_aad73d.jpg)
Timothy Carey
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
![Iron Eyes Cody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496912_bc6346.jpg)
Iron Eyes Cody
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Big Trail (1930)
Union Pacific (1939)
![Ray Teal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948615_91c282.jpg)
Ray Teal
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
![Frank Cady](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000087_438ec1.jpg)
Frank Cady
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
![Harry Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000168_b63048.jpg)
Harry Harvey
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
![Richard Gaines](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587950_f8558d.jpg)
Richard Gaines
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
![William H. O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000169_7ce976.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Graduate (1967)
![Bert Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256255_85bf54.jpg)
Bert Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Lester Dorr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
![William Fawcett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619273_80343a.jpg)
William Fawcett
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
![Ralph Moody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/892/159892020_51c580.jpg)
Ralph Moody
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
![Bert Moorhouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217477_338503.jpg)
Bert Moorhouse
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
![Edith Evanson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299902_e79757.jpg)
Edith Evanson
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rope (1948)
![Lewis Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/417/160417398_7f0c16.jpg)
Lewis Martin
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
![Joe Gray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/150/161150963_b6aacf.jpg)
Joe Gray
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Ace in the Hole (1951)