The Bad and the Beautiful 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.

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Drama
Romance
Release Date

Dec 25, 1952

Duration: 1h 58 min

Popularity: 1.2753
261 votes
Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Written by

George Bradshaw

Screenplay by

Charles Schnee

Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US)

Budget 1.6 M

3.4 M

Top Cast

Crew & Team

John Houseman

Producer

Dave Friedman

Production Manager

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