










MOVIE
6
Add to watchlist
Watched
Liked
Disliked
The Bad and the Beautiful
1h 58min
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.
Watch it on
RENT
BUY
REMOVE ADS
Loading...
Loading...
Videos
Trailer HD | The Bad and The Beautiful | Warner Archive
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) - trailer
Bernard Rose on THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Images
You may also enjoy
Trending
Explore Details
Original Title
The Bad and the Beautiful
Runtime (Duration)
1h 58min
Directors
Critics & Audience Score
6
Total Votes
292
Release Year
1952
Country
United States of America
Production Budget
$1.6M
Box Office Revenue
$3.4M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$1.8M
Casting
Actors

Lana Turner
Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon
Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell
James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan
Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame
Rosemary Bartlow

Leo G. Carroll
Henry Whitfield

Gilbert Roland
Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Paul Stewart
Syd Murphy

Vanessa Brown
Kay Amiel

Elaine Stewart
Lila

Sammy White
Gus

Ivan Triesault
Von Ellstein
Lucy Knoch
Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

Jay Adler
Mr. Z (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews
Sheriff (uncredited)
Del Armstrong
Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Ben Astar
Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley
Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)
John Bishop
Ferraday (uncredited)

Madge Blake
Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hadda Brooks
Piano Player (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Mourner (uncredited)

Robert Burton
McDill (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman
Eulogist (uncredited)

Louis Calhern
Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Marietta Canty
Ida (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Casting Director (uncredited)
Crew

Vincente Minnelli
DIRECTOR

David Raksin
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Charles Schnee
SCREENPLAY

John Houseman
PRODUCER

Robert Surtees
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
George Bradshaw
STORY
Conrad A. Nervig
EDITOR
Dave Friedman
PRODUCTION MANAGER

Jerry Thorpe
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Frank Wesselhoff
PAINTER

Douglas Shearer
RECORDING SUPERVISION

Eric Alden
STUNTS

Alex Romero
CHOREOGRAPHER
Ruby Raksin
ORCHESTRATOR

David Raksin
CONDUCTOR

David Raksin
ORCHESTRATOR
Lawrence Morton
ORCHESTRATOR
Gus Bivona
MUSICIAN
Edward C. Carfagno
ART DIRECTION

Cedric Gibbons
ART DIRECTION
F. Keogh Gleason
SET DECORATION

Edwin B. Willis
SET DECORATION

Sydney Guilaroff
HAIRSTYLIST

William Tuttle
MAKEUP ARTIST

A. Arnold Gillespie
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Warren Newcombe
SPECIAL EFFECTS

Helen Rose
COSTUME DESIGN
Most frequently asked questions
Loading...













































