An old Billy Wilder movie he made after Sunset Boulevard. It's about media manipulating the news. This movie has no likable characters. I can see why it flopped. But the message is pretty clear and it's an entertaining watch. Kirk Douglas is good as the conniving journalist who perverts a newsworthy situation to further his own career, with tragic results. Kind of predictable ending though. Not sure the title really works. The tone and theme remind me of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, which is a good thing.
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