The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)1h58
Drama · Romance
Director Vincente Minnelli (7.0 avg)
Also directed An American in Paris, Meet Me in St. Louis, Gigi, and 30 more
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
Lana Turner
Kirk Douglas
Walter Pidgeon
Dick Powell
Barry Sullivan
Gloria Grahame
Leo G. Carroll
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