Ace in the Hole

Bad news sells best. Returning to cinemas 75 years after its release, Academy Award winner, director Billy Wilder’s (Sabrina, The Seven Year Itch) satirical drama ACE IN THE HOLE. With flaws that outweigh his talent, reporter Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) has bounced across the country from job to job. Winding up in New Mexico, Tatum gets work from the local newspaper but finds that there's not much in the way of pressing news. However, when Tatum catches wind of a treasure hunter (Richard Benedict) trapped in a mineshaft, he turns the story into a media sensation. Soon Tatum is using unscrupulous tactics to draw out the situation, an approach that comes back to haunt him. Featuring exceptional performances from Academy Award nominee Kirk Douglas and Academy Award nominee Jan Sterling, ACE IN THE HOLE is a tremendously engrossing and harrowingly realistic portrayal of how far one will go to succeed.