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The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

"I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!"

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.

Release DateDecember 25, 1952
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Bad and the Beautiful
Runtime1h 58min
Budget$1,558,000
Revenue$3,373,000
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer