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 Date | December 25, 1952 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | The Bad and the Beautiful | |
Runtime | 1h 58min | |
Budget | $1,558,000 | |
Revenue | $3,373,000 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |