Ace in the Hole

(1951)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 776 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1951

Runtime: 112 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Билли Уайлдер

Cast: Кирк Дуглас, Jan Sterling, Роберт Артур, Porter Hall, Фрэнк Кэди, Richard Benedict, Ray Teal, Lewis Martin, John Berkes, Frances Dominguez

Plot

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in an old Indian dwelling. He jumps at the chance to make a name for himself by taking over and prolonging the rescue effort, and feeding stories to major newspapers. He creates a national media sensation and milks it for all it is worth - until things go terribly wrong.