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Ace In The Hole (Criterion Collection)

Ace In The Hole (Criterion Collection)

Paramount Pictures (1951)
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
715515115711
Drama | Film Noir
USA | English | Black & White | 01:51

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 caught in dead-end Albuquerque who happens upon the story of a lifetime and will do anything to ensure he gets the scoop.


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Kirk Douglas Chuck Tatum
Jan Sterling Lorraine Minosa
Robert Arthur Herbie Cook
Porter Hall Jacob Q. Boot
Frank Cady Al Federber
Richard Benedict Leo Minosa
Ray Teal Sheriff Gus Kretzer
Lewis Martin McCardle
John Berkes Papa Minosa
Frances Dominguez Mama Minosa
Gene Evans Deputy Sheriff
Frank Jaquet Sam Smollett
Harry Harvey Dr. Hilton
Bob Bumpas Radio Announcer
Geraldine Hall Nellie Federber
Richard Gaines Nagel
Roy Regnier Nagel - New York Editor (replaced by Richard Gaines)
Oscar Belinda Barker
Martin Bendleton Barker
Timothy Carey Construction Worker
Basil Chester Indian
Ken Christy Jessop
Stewart Kirk Clawson Federber Boy
Iron Eyes Cody Indian Copy Boy
Francisco Day Photographer

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Edition details

Edition Criterion Collection
Packaging HD Case
Nr Discs 2
Screen Ratios Academy Ratio (1.37:1)
Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks PCM Stereo [English]
Subtitles English
Distributor Criterion Collection
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date May 06, 2014
Regions Region 1 | Region A

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Index 1882
Added Date Dec 26, 2016 01:12:54
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:25

Notes

Christmas 2016 gift from Mom & Dad

Disc Features
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard
Portrait of a “60% Perfect Man”: Billy Wilder, a 1980 documentary featuring interviews with Wilder by film critic Michel Ciment
Interview with actor Kirk Douglas from 1984
Excerpts from a 1986 appearance by Wilder at the American Film Institute
Audio excerpts from an interview with Wilder’s coscreenwriter Walter Newman
Video afterword by filmmaker Spike Lee
Stills gallery
Trailer
PLUS: Essays by critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin

New cover by F. Ron Miller

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