Ace In The Hole

1951 • 111 minutes

About this movie

A cave collapse in New Mexico traps a man, and all eyes turn toward the tragedy including those of Charles "Chuck" Tatum (Kirk Douglas), a washed-up newspaper reporter who sees the incident as a ticket back to his former days at the top of the journalism heap.

Ratings and reviews

Masterful, brilliant film-making. One of Hollywood's darkest, bitterest classics.

A classic