The Bad and the Beautiful

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 25, 1952

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Loew's Incorporated

Cast

Lana Turner,Kirk Douglas,Walter Pidgeon,Dick Powell,Barry Sullivan,Gloria Grahame,Leo G. Carroll,Gilbert Roland,Paul Stewart,Vanessa Brownand 98 more

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Writer

George Bradshaw,Charles Schnee

Producer

John Houseman

Cinematography

Robert Surtees

Music

David Raksin

Budget

$1,558,000

Revenue

$3,373,000

IMDb

tt0044391