The Big Carnival
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Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings
- Starring: Kirk Douglas
- Summary: Billy Wilder's 1951 portrait of a corrupt media circus in which a down-on-his-luck NYC reporter (Douglas) takes a job with a small-town paper that provides him with no challenges until he exploits the story of a man trapped in a mine. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Genre(s): Drama, Film-Noir
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100It's dark, funny, ferocious, and vintage Wilder all the way.
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100A searing example of writer-director Billy Wilder at his most brilliantly misanthropic. An uncompromising portrait of human nature at its worst, the film was so far ahead of its time in its depiction of a media circus and the public's appetite for tragedy that it was a commercial disaster when first released, but now stands as one of the great American films of the 1950s.
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80Ace in the Hole is an acquired taste -- and an unforgettable one.
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50Ace in the Hole is a movie about the fascination of disaster that is itself a fascinating disaster.
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