The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · directed by Vincente Minnelli
- Rating
- 79/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Lana Turner
- Kirk Douglas
- Walter Pidgeon
- Dick Powell
- Barry Sullivan
- Gloria Grahame
- Leo G. Carroll
- Gilbert Roland
- Paul Stewart
- Vanessa Brown
Crew
- Robert Surtees — Director of Photography
- Conrad A. Nervig — Editor
- David Raksin — Original Music Composer
- Charles Schnee — Screenplay
More from Vincente Minnelli
- An American in Paris (1951) — 91/100 · hit
- The Clock (1945) — 83/100 · hit
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) — 82/100 · hit
- The Band Wagon (1953) — 81/100 · hit
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) — 79/100
- Home from the Hill (1960) — 79/100
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