The Bad and the Beautiful

7.3 / 10

(239 votes)

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

118 minutes

Year:

1952

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

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Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget:

$1,558,000

Revenue:

$3,373,000

Cast:
Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Crew:
Charles Schnee

Screenplay

George Bradshaw

Story

Conrad A. Nervig

Editor

Vincente Minnelli

Director

John Houseman

Producer