Ace in the Hole
Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $1M
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An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
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Box Office & Release
Ace in the Hole returned 0.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $1M
- Release date
- Jun 29, 1951
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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