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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)

The Big Carnival

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings
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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)

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings
7.5
86% Positive
18 Ratings
5% Mixed
1 Rating
10% Negative
2 Ratings

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Production Company Paramount Pictures
Release Date Sep 4, 2002
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Approved
Tagline Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top ... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !
Academy Awards, USA
1 Nomination
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination