A cave collapse in New Mexico traps a man, and all eyes turn toward the tragedy, including those of Charles "Chuck" Tatum (Kirk Douglas), a washed-up newspaper reporter who sees the incident as a ticket back to his former days at the top of the journalism heap. As the media circus begins to swirl around the trapped man's plight,.. Read more
| Starring | Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Porter Hall, Frank Cady |
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| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Genres | Drama |
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GREAT FILM, BUT ...
This is one of the high points of the career of the inimitable Billy Wilder. Sadly it is NOT on DVD, so if you've come here hoping to finally get your hands... read more »
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Surpassingly nasty
Although Billy Wilder is probably best remembered for his comedies ('Some like it hot'; 'The apartment', etc), he also had a knack for serious ... read more »
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aces high!
a film that reflects on todays celeb culture that shows just how fickle the rubbernecking public can turn a human tragedy into a three ring circus for their own... read more »
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The circus is not over
Wilder's dark tale of a cynical newspaper man (Kirk Douglas) creating a media circus around a human tragedy is dated in many respects but has not lost its ... read more »
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