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Ace in the Hole

Billy Wilder / US, 1951 / 111 min.

An uncompromising attack on the manipulative role of the media in American society and the novelty-seeking media consumer. One of Billy Wilder’s most personal and visionary films, with its rough edges left unpolished.

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Director

Billy Wilder

Production year

1951

Country

US

Original title

Ace in the Hole

Length

111 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

DCP

Part of

Sweet & Sour: The Films of Billy Wilder

The legendary screenwriter and Hollywood director Billy Wilder was a brilliant word artist. His Oscar-winning classics are brimming with irresistible and cynical humour: incredibly funny, bold and incisive.

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