1951 · 112 min · NR

Ace in the Hole

Name: Ace in the Hole
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady

Directed by Billy Wilder · Drama

Ace in the Hole (1951) is a Drama film, directed by Billy Wilder set in Albuquerque during the 1950s. It runs 112 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of greed & ambition and power & corruption run throughout.

Composer

Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography

Charles Lang

Cast

Kirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurPorter HallFrank CadyRichard BenedictRay TealLewis Martin

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Albuquerque

Setting

Desert Rural

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Themes

Greed & Ambition Power & Corruption

Tone

BleakSatiricalTense

Shape

Protagonist

AntiheroSolo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Ace in the Hole

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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