The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

EnglishFilm1952118 minDrama, Romance★ 7.3/10

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

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.

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Starring

Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon

Music

David Raksin

Released

1952-12-25

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