The Big Carnival
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The Big Carnival is a 1951 American film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Ace in the Hole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Floyd Collins cave-in incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Frank Cady
NERFINISHED
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Jan Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Teal NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterNameOfLead | Chuck Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Charles Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Billy Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Arthur P. Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classic Hollywood ⓘ |
| filmRatingSystemEra | pre-MPAA ratings code ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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film noir ⓘ media satire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| leadActor | Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of media sensationalism
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early depiction of disaster exploitation by press ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
corruption in local politics
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public fascination with disaster ⓘ tabloid journalism ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| releaseTitleInUnitedKingdom | The Big Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseTitleInUnitedStates | Ace in the Hole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 111 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Billy Wilder
NERFINISHED
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Lesser Samuels NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
exploitation of tragedy
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journalistic ethics ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ |
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