---
title: 'Ace in the Hole (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Billy Wilder'
released: '1951-07-04'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ace-in-the-hole-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043338/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ace in the Hole (1951)

1951 · 111 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Ace in the Hole, also known as The Big Carnival, is a 1951 American satirical drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Billy Wilder. The film stars Kirk Douglas as a cynical, disgraced reporter who creates a media circus surrounding a man trapped in a cave in rural New Mexico to try to regain a job on a major newspaper. The film co-stars Jan Sterling and features Robert Arthur and Porter Hall.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Walter Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-newman), [Lesser Samuels](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesser-samuels)
- **Producer:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Friedhofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-friedhofer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)
- **Editor:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)

## Cast

- [Jan Sterling](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-sterling)
- [Gene Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-evans)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Harry Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-harvey)
- [Frank Cady](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-cady)
- [Richard Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benedict)
- [Ray Teal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-teal)
- [Lester Dorr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-dorr)
- [Richard Gaines](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gaines)
- [Robert Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-arthur-2)
- [Porter Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/porter-hall)
- [Ralph Moody](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-moody)
- [Lewis Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-martin)
- [Edith Evanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-evanson)

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