Kirk Douglas is sensational as an amoral journalist with an acerbic wit, who exploits the news of a man trapped in a cave, as Wilder gives us one of his most cynical films.
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Kirk Douglas is sensational as an amoral journalist with an acerbic wit, who exploits the news of a man trapped in a cave, as Wilder gives us one of his most cynical films.
A late career triumph by Billy Wilder that works effectively as a spiritual sequel to his legendary โSunset Boulevardโ, as he looked back at the glamour of Hollywood with sad โEuropeanโ eyes.
One of Billy Wilder’s greatest films, and a textbook example of how to do a noir so rightโฆ and so good.
A bold, daring picture that shoots arrows at the Dream Factory that is Hollywood, and arguably Billy Wilder’s finest film.