The Bad and the Beautiful 1952

Name: The Bad and the Beautiful
Released: 1952-12-25
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan

Synopsis:

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!