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.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame

Crew: John Houseman (Producer), Charles Schnee (Screenplay), Vincente Minnelli (Director), Conrad A. Nervig (Editor), George Bradshaw (Story), David Raksin (Original Music Composer)

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Runtime: 118 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Dec 25, 1952

IMDb: 3.7

Keywords:movie business, rise and fall, flashback, hollywood, black and white, producer, told in flashback, driving in the rain, motion picture studio

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