The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

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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.

Released: 1952-12-25
Genres: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 1h 58m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 316 votes

Directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Top cast

Lana Turner as Georgia Lorrison
Kirk Douglas as Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon as Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell as James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan as Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame as Rosemary Bartlow
Leo G. Carroll as Henry Whitfield
Gilbert Roland as Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart as Syd Murphy
Vanessa Brown as Kay Amiel

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Where to watch The Bad and the Beautiful

United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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