Ace in the hole
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed.
ISBN
1934121681, 9781934121689
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2007.
Edition
Special ed.
Language
English
ISBN
1934121681, 9781934121689
UPC
715515024723
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
General Note
Series numbering from container spine.
General Note
"1.33:1 aspect ratio"--Container.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard; theatrical trailer ; Disc 2: Portrait of a "60% perfect man" : Billy Wilder, a 1980 documentary featuring in-depth interviews with Wilder by film critic Michel Ciment; a 1984 interview with Kirk Douglas; excerpts from a 1986 appearance by Wilder at the American Film Institute; excerpts from an audio interview with coscreenwriter Walter Newman; new video afterword by filmmaker Spike Lee; stills gallery; new essays by film critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Charles B. Lang, Jr. ; editing, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Hugo Friedhofer.
Participants/Performers
Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady, Richard Benedict, Ray Teal, Frank Jaquet.
Description
Chuck Tatum is an amoral newspaper reporter caught in dead-end Albuquerque who happens upon the story of a lifetime. He will do anything to ensure he gets the scoop.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC ; Dolby digital.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (Sterling).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wilder, B., Samuels, L., Newman, W., Douglas, K., Sterling, J., Arthur, R., Hall, P., Cady, F., Benedict, R., Teal, R., Jaquet, F., Lang, C. B., Friedhofer, H., Sinyard, N., Ciment, M., Lee, S., Haskell, M., & Maddin, G. (2007). Ace in the hole (Special ed.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Billy Wilder et al.. 2007. Ace in the Hole. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Billy Wilder et al.. Ace in the Hole Criterion Collection, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilder, Billy, et al. Ace in the Hole Special ed., Criterion Collection, 2007.
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