Le gouffre aux chimères

Titre original : Ace in the Hole

1951
Approved
1h 51m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,1/10

40 k

MA NOTE

Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Le gouffre aux chimères (1951)

Liretrailer2 min 23 s

1 vidéo

99+ photos

Film Noir Survival Tragedy Drama

Un ancien journaliste frustré de la grande ville qui se retrouve maintenant à travailler au journal local d'Albuquerque exploite l'histoire d'un homme pris au piège dans une grotte pour rela... Tout lireUn ancien journaliste frustré de la grande ville qui se retrouve maintenant à travailler au journal local d'Albuquerque exploite l'histoire d'un homme pris au piège dans une grotte pour relancer sa carrière, mais la situation devient rapidement un chaos incontrôlable.Un ancien journaliste frustré de la grande ville qui se retrouve maintenant à travailler au journal local d'Albuquerque exploite l'histoire d'un homme pris au piège dans une grotte pour relancer sa carrière, mais la situation devient rapidement un chaos incontrôlable.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,1/10

40 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 4 victoires et 3 nominations au total

Anecdotes
After the film was released, it got bad reviews and lost money. The studio, without Billy Wilder's permission, changed the title to "The Big Carnival" to increase the box office take of the film. It didn't work. On top of that, Wilder's next picture, "Stalag 17 (1953)," was a hit and he expected a share of the picture's profits. Paramount's accountants told him that since this picture lost money, the money it lost would be subtracted from the profits of "Stalag 17".

Gaffes
When Lorraine and Chuck are talking out in front of Minosa's store by the gas pumps, reflections of the crew moving around behind the camera can be seen in the store windows.

Citations
Charles Tatum: Bad news sells best. Cause good news is no news.

Connexions
Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (1986)

Bandes originales
The Hut-Sut Song
(uncredited)
Written by Leo Killion, Ted McMichael and Jack Owens
Sung by Richard Benedict and Kirk Douglas

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Commentaire en vedette

8/10

Media of 1951 acting like media of 2001

A powerful toasting of the media of the day. Imagine what this would have been like in the age of television. Kirk Douglas plays a self-centered heel, and does so very well. I also liked Jan Sterling as Lorraine. It's true that there is no really sympathetic character in this film, except maybe Leo, the man trapped in the cave. Someone wrote that he too, wasn't a sympathetic character, because he was trapped while collecting Indian artifacts for sale, but I don't think that would have bothered anyone in 1951. The tone of the film throughout was one of total cynicism, that seems a bit out of place for the times. Maybe that's why this movie was not a commercial success. It fits much better now, though, since everyone has seen the media behaving in such disgraceful fashion. However, that may rob it of some of its (probably intended) shock value. Grade: A