The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 • 1h 58m • ⭐ 4.0 • NR • English

Drama, Romance

About The Bad and the Beautiful

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

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

Starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer