The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

Drama · 1952 · 1h 58m

Movie

7.3/10 · TMDB

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.

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Cast & crew

Lana TurnerGeorgia Lorrison
Kirk DouglasJonathan Shields
Walter PidgeonHarry Pebbel
Dick PowellJames Lee Bartlow
Barry SullivanFred Amiel
Gloria GrahameRosemary Bartlow
Leo G. CarrollHenry Whitfield
Gilbert RolandVictor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul StewartSyd Murphy
Vanessa BrownKay Amiel
Elaine StewartLila
Sammy WhiteGus
Ivan TriesaultVon Ellstein
Lucy KnochBlonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
Jay AdlerMr. Z (uncredited)

Information

Release date
25 December 1952
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Genres
Drama, Romance
Runtime
1h 58m
Country of origin
United States

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