Spearheaded by an excellent Kirk Douglas, Ace in the Hole is an incisive and sardonic satire that, much like its opportunistic hero, never lets moral compunction get in the way of a good story.
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Director -
Billy Wilder -
Producer -
Billy Wilder -
Screenwriter -
Walter Newman , Lesser Samuels , Billy Wilder -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 29, 1951, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2013 -
Runtime -
1h 52m