Billy Wilder’s über-cynical exposé on the scavenger-like press and its manipulative hold on a sensation-craving, gullible, and avaricious public gets the ultimate of brutal workouts in Ace in the Hole, one of the writer-director’s greatest achievements and probably the one film in his oeuvre from his three decade glory years that is the least well known to the general public.

Studio: Criterion
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English PCM 1.0 (Mono)
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 Hr. 51 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray
book-like pasteboard case in cardboard slipcaseDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: A
Release Date: 05/06/2014
MSRP: $39.95
The Production Rating: 5/5
Video Rating: 4.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 3.5/5
Special Features Rating: 5/5
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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