The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
25/12/1952
Drama, Romance
1h 58m
- 73% (265 votes)
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I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
Overview
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.
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Charles SchneeScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,558,000
Revenue
$3,373,000
Keywords
- movie business
- rise and fall
- flashback
- hollywood
- black and white
- told in flashback
Top Billed Cast
Lana Turner
Georgia Lorrison
Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon
Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell
James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan
Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame
Rosemary Bartlow
Leo G. Carroll
Henry Whitfield
Gilbert Roland
Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart
Syd Murphy
Vanessa Brown
Kay Amiel
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