The Bad and the Beautiful

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

Feb 9 1953 Approved 1h 58m
Drama, Romance

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.

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 - including the writer, star and director - on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Written by

Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Won 5 Oscars. 7 wins & 7 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
16,977
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
86
Popularity
NA