The Bad and the Beautiful

Overview: 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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $3,373,000.00

Budget: $1,558,000.00

Release date: December 25, 1952

Countries of origin: United States of America,

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