The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 1953-02-09
Director: Vincente Minnelli (1903–1986)
Writers: Charles Schnee , George Bradshaw
Language: English
Stars: Lana Turner , Kirk Douglas , Walter Pidgeon (1897–1984) , Dick Powell , Barry Sullivan , Gloria Grahame , Gilbert Roland , Leo G. Carroll , Vanessa Brown , Paul Stewart
Runtime: 118 min
Awards: Won 5 Oscars. 7 wins & 7 nominations total
AKA: Assim Estava Escrito (Brazil) , The Bad and the Beautiful (United Kingdom) , Stadt der Illusionen , Stadt der Illusionen (Germany) , Cautivos del mal (Argentina) , Çıplak ruhlar (Turkey) , De betoverden (Belgium) , Cautivos del mal (Venezuela) , Лошият и красивите (Bulgaria) , Les ensorcelés (Belgium) , A szörnyeteg és a szépség (Hungary) , The Bad and the Beautiful (India) , Il bruto e la bella (Italy) , Les ensorcelés (France, French Republic) , The Bad and the Beautiful , Illusionernes by (Denmark) , The Bad and the Beautiful (Canada) , Cativos do Mal (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Η ωραία και το κτήνος (Greece) , The Bad and the Beautiful (United States of America) , Cautivos del mal (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Illusionernas stad (Sweden) , Piękny i zły (Poland) , Grad iluzija , A rossz és a szép (Hungary) , The Bad and the Beautiful (Australia) , Cautivos del mal (Spain) , 悪人と美女 (Japan) , Cei răi şi cei frumoşi (Romania) , Stadt der Illusionen (Austria) , Klatergoud (Netherlands the) , Memorial to a Bad Man (United States of America) , The Bad and the Beautiful (Canada) , Tribute to a Badman (United States of America) , Brustna illusioner (Finland) , Cautivos del mal (Mexico) , I oraia kai to ktinos (Greece) , Särkyneitten haaveitten kaupunki (Finland) , Злые и красивые
Plot:
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.
IMDB:tt0044391