Ace In The Hole (1951)
Directed by Billy Wilder · Cinematography by Charles Lang
Approved111 min65 frames
Drama
Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !
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What is Ace In The Hole about?
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
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.
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What does the cinematography of Ace In The Hole look like?
Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Ace In The Hole leans on medium shots (60% of the sample) and wide compositions (18%). Cinematographer Charles Lang keeps 49% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 66% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1950s.
What is the color palette of Ace In The Hole?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ace In The Hole (1951) are #020202, #c9c9c9, #464646, #8b8b8b, #fbfbfb, #727272 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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