Eric Watches Movies

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Ace in the Hole (1951)

★★★★

Directed by: Billy Wilder
Starring: Kirk Douglas

A suspicious reporter gets his break when miners are trapped.


Billy Wilder's biting satire of how the media play stories up or down is little short of a masterpiece. (It was also quite prophetic.) The dialogue is exceptionally witty, and the cinematography and soundtrack add their share.

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