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Information
- Year
- 1951
- Runtime
- 111 min.
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Genres
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Rating *
- 8.2
- Votes *
- 17,606
- Checks
- 5,647
- Favs
- 778
- Dislikes
- 24
- Favs/checks
- 13.8% (1:7)
- Favs/dislikes
- 32:1
Top comments
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TigerLily76
Absolutely brilliant!!! Billy Wilder's somewhat depressing depiction of what humanity can sometimes represent is spot on! Kirk Douglas was wonderful!!! 5 years 1 month ago -
camilocabrera22
"How'd you like to make yourself a thousand dollars a day, Mr. Boot? I'm a thousand-dollar-a-day newspaperman. You can have me for nothing."
Try to picture yourself saying that quote in a job interview.
Billy Wilder is a genius. 6 years 1 month ago -
missjazzage
Fabulous fabulous movie. Billy Wilder at his best. Such a shame that it's so underrated. 5 years 5 months ago
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This movie ranks #4 in Film-noir
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This movie ranks #10 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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This movie ranks #11 in Spike Lee's Essential Film List
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This movie ranks #41 in 1950s
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This movie ranks #76 in TSPDT 1000 Noir Films
TSPDT 1000 Noir Films
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This movie ranks #76 in TSPDT 100 Essential Noir Films
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This movie ranks #95 in 500 Essential Cult Movies
500 Essential Cult Movies
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This movie ranks #111 in 501 Must See Movies
501 Must See Movies
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This movie ranks #203 in Masters Of Cinema
Masters Of Cinema
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This movie ranks #229 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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This movie ranks #306 in Roger Ebert: the great movies
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This movie ranks #314 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Films
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This movie ranks #384 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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This movie ranks #385 in Empire 500
Empire 500
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This movie ranks #419 in Have You Seen? A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films
Have You Seen? A Persona…
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This movie ranks #419 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
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This movie ranks #730 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
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This movie ranks #752 in National Film Registry
National Film Registry
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