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| Genre/Form: | Film noir Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Videorecording, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Visual material, Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Billy Wilder; Lesser Samuels; Walter Newman; Kirk Douglas; Jan Sterling; Robert Arthur; Porter Hall; Frank Cady; Richard Benedict; Ray Teal; Frank Jaquet; Charles B Lang; Hugo Friedhofer; Neil Sinyard; Michel Ciment; Molly Haskell; Guy Maddin; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 1934121681 9781934121689 |
| OCLC Number: | 123452228 |
| Language Note: | In English with optional subtitles in English. |
| Notes: | Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1951. Disc 2: the supplements: "Portrait of a '60% perfect man': Billy Wilder" [featurette] (60 min.); Billy Wilder at the American Film Institute [featurette] (24 min.); Kirk Douglas interview [featurette] (14 min.); Walter Newman interview [audio only feature] (10 min.); Spike Lee afterword [featurette] (6 min.); Stills gallery; Insert (a facsimile newspaper) includes essays "Noir in broad daylight" by Molly Haskell and "Chin up for Mother" by Guy Maddin. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Charles B. Lang, Jr.; edited by Arthur Schmidt ; music score by Hugo Friedhofer ; art direction, Hal Pereira and Earl Hedrick ; costumes, Edith Head. |
| Cast: | Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady, Richard Benedict, Ray Teal, Frank Jaquet. |
| Awards: | Winner, International Award: Billy Wilder, 1951 Venice Film Festival; Best Actress Award: Jan Sterling, 1951 National Board of Review. |
| Description: | 2 videodiscs (111 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. 1 folded sheet ([4] p. : ill. ; 36 cm. (folded to 12 x 19 cm.)) |
| Details: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; aspect ratio 1.33:1. |
| Contents: | Disc 1: the film: Arrival in Albuquerque -- "Where's my desk?" -- Life sentence -- "Good news is no news" -- Human interest -- Leo -- "Forget the rattlesnakes" -- Lorraine wants out -- Mr. and Mrs. America -- "Everybody likes a break" -- Ace in the hole -- Twenty minutes -- New community -- Gentlemen of the press -- From the top -- Leo suffers as the carnival arrives -- Accusations from Boot -- Rounding third -- Song for Leo -- Turn for the worse -- Out of options -- Present -- Last rites -- Circus is over -- Tatum special -- "For nothing" -- Color bars Special features: Commentary by Neil Sinyard [optional audio feature]; Theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
| Series Title: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs), 396. |
| Other Titles: | Portrait of a 60% perfect man. Billy Wilder's Ace in the hole |
| Responsibility: | a Paramount picture ; written by Billy Wilder, Lesser Samuels, Walter Newman ; produced and directed by Billy Wilder. |
Abstract:
The Ace in the Hole, in this case, is Leo Minosa, trapped in a cliff dwelling near Albuquerque, N.M. The publicity from his situation could build a winning hand for several people: Chuck Tatum, manipulative veteran newsman; Lorraine, his bored wife who dreams of city lights; Sheriff Gus Kretzer, boosting his re-election campaign; and young Herbie, a reporter who wants to make the big leagues. In 1951, there was no 24-hour cable news, and the Albuquerque paper was not on the Internet. The modern media age, however, was dawning. A veritable carnival sets up at the rescue scene, which may be one of the sources of the term "media circus."
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