The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1h 58m 1952 Drama, Romance United States of America
Budget: $1,558,000 Revenue: $3,373,000

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.

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Writer

Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw