The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1952-12-25
- Runtime:
- 118 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Director:
- Vincente Minnelli
- Top cast:
- Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.3/10 from 295 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.1/10