The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful

Information

Release DateDecember 25, 1952
Runtime1h 58m
StatusReleased
Budget$2M
Revenue$3M
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
LanguagesEnglish
7.3
267 votes
Popularity2

The Bad and the Beautiful

"I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!"

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli

Featured Cast

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Trailer

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