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The Bad and the Beautiful 1952

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.

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Written by: Charles Schnee
Runtime: 118 minutes
Critics score:
96 / 100
Tagline: I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
Cast:
Lana Turner Lana Turner
Georgia Lorrison 
Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields 
Walter Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon
Harry Pebbel 
Dick Powell Dick Powell
James Lee Bartlow 
Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan
Fred Amiel 
Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame
Rosemary Bartlow 
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Also known as:
  • Лошият и красивите
  • Assim Estava Escrito
  • Särkyneitten haaveitten kaupunki
  • Grad iluzija
  • Çiplak ruhlar
  • Illusionernas stad
  • Cativos do Mal
  • Piekny i zly
  • Klatergoud
  • A szörnyeteg és a szépség
  • A rossz és a szép
  • I oraia kai to ktinos
  • Memorial to a Bad Man
  • Tribute to a Badman