# Ace in the Hole

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Podcast: [The Filmographers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-filmographers-6832201)
Published: 2026-02-10T06:01:00+00:00
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In complete charge of his destiny, Wilder followed the triumph of Sunset Boulevard with Ace in the Hole, perhaps his most personal movie—certainly his darkest. But the movie bombed, giving Billy Wilder his first taste of failure and changing the course of his career. Like what we do here on the Filmographers? Then please consider joining our Patreon! Patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast Social mediaInstagram @thefilmographersBluesky @thefilmographers.bsky.socialLetterboxd @filmographersYouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Websitehttps://filmographerspodcast.com/ CreditsKeir Graff & Michael Moreci, hostsKevin Lau, producerGompson, theme musicCosmo Graff, graphic design

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