Ace in the hole
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 film director,
Samuels, Lesser, screenwriter.
Newman, Walter screenwriter.
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actor.
Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004, actor.
Samuels, Lesser, screenwriter.
Newman, Walter screenwriter.
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actor.
Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004, actor.
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
ISBN
9781681435091, 1681435098
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodridge Public Library - Adult Videos | BLU ACE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Albuquerque (N.M.) -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Immorality -- Drama.
Journalists -- Professional ethics -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Drama.
Mass media -- Drama.
Mine accidents -- Drama.
Press -- Drama.
Reporters and reporting -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Drama.
Situation ethics -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Immorality -- Drama.
Journalists -- Professional ethics -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Drama.
Mass media -- Drama.
Mine accidents -- Drama.
Press -- Drama.
Reporters and reporting -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Drama.
Situation ethics -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray discS (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded leaf of plates.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681435091, 1681435098
UPC
715515221818
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
General Note
Special features: New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray; audio commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard; "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; audio excerpts from an interview with coscreenwriter Walter Newman; video afterword by filmmaker Spike Lee; stills gallery; trailer; plus essays by film critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Charles B. Lang, Jr.; edited by Arthur Schmidt; music score, Hugo Friedhofer; costumes, Edith Head.
Participants/Performers
Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady, Richard Benedict, Ray Teal, Frank Jaquet.
Description
One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker. An amoral newspaper reporter washes up in dead-end Albuquerque, happens upon the scoop of a lifetime, and will do anything to keep getting the lurid headlines.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Local note
BLU-RAY
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., Friedhofer, H., Schmidt, A., & Head, E. (2018). Ace in the hole (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Billy Wilder et al.. 2018. Ace in the Hole. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Billy Wilder et al.. Ace in the Hole The Criterion Collection, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilder, Billy, et al. Ace in the Hole Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.
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