Reviews for Ace in the Hole
Review - Ace in the Hole
Gritty, well-acted and almost plausible.
Reviewed by Roger on 2009-10-29 16:48:40
Ace in the Holedirected by Billy Wilder | |
Category: |
"Drama" |
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Year of Release: | 1951 |
Date Added: | 05/01/2009 |
Date Watched: | 10/29/2009 |
Description: | Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) is a big-city reporter stuck in New Mexico. When he discovers that Leo Minosa, the owner of a trading post is stuck in a cave, he decides to make it into the big story that gets him back into the big time. He makes a deal with the local sheriff to give him exclusive access to the trapped man and arranges for the "rescue" to take six days instead of 16 hours. Leo's wife Lorraine (Jan Sterling) wants to escape from her boring life. She teams up with Chuck on his story and rakes in thousands of dollars from tourists who come to be part of the show. When Leo gets sick and Chuck realizes he's delayed things too long, he argues with Lorraine, who stabs him. Chuck gets a priest to read Leo his last rites, quits his reporting job and returns to his small time newspaper in time to confess and die. |
My Rating: | 9 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2009-10-29 16:48:40