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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)  link to The Bad and the Beautiful on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 3164

poster The Bad and the Beautiful

IMDb Rating:
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7.9/10 (11649 votes)

Country: USA, 118 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Director(s): Vincente Minnelli

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
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 - including the writer, star and director - on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

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Cast:

photo Lana Turner Lana Turner Georgia
photo Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas Jonathan
photo Walter Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon Harry Pebbel
photo Dick Powell Dick Powell James Lee Bartlow
photo Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan Fred Amiel

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3