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The Bad and the Beautiful

Film · 1952

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.

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01

The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. George Bradshawwriter
  2. Charles Schneewriter
  3. Vincente Minnellidirector
  4. Conrad A. Nervigeditor
  5. David Raksincomposer
  6. Robert Surteescinematographer
  7. John Housemanproducer

On screen

  1. Dick Powelllead actor
  2. Lana Turnerlead actor
  3. Walter Pidgeonlead actor
  4. Kirk Douglaslead actor
  5. Elaine Stewartsupporting actor
  6. Vanessa Brownsupporting actor
  7. Gilbert Rolandsupporting actor
  8. Gloria Grahamesupporting actor
  9. Leo G. Carrollsupporting actor
  10. Barry Sullivansupporting actor
  11. Paul Stewartsupporting actor
  12. Bob Davisguest actor
  13. Del Armstrongguest actor
  14. Douglas Yorkeguest actor
  15. Ellanora Needlesguest actor
  16. Helen Youngguest actor
  17. James Farrarguest actor
  18. Janet Comerfordguest actor
  19. John Bishopguest actor
  20. Joseph Keaneguest actor
  21. Kathy Qualenguest actor
  22. Patrick J. Molyneauxguest actor
  23. Phyllis Graffeoguest actor
  24. Alexis Davidoffguest actor
03

From the people who made The Bad and the Beautiful

66
  1. Lust for Life1956 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  2. How to Steal a Million1966 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  3. Brigadoon1954 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  4. They Live by Night1949 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  5. Act of Violence1949 · FilmStrong· 9 shared
  6. Father of the Bride1950 · FilmStrong· 10 shared
  7. BUtterfield 81960 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  8. Gigi1958 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  9. King Solomon's Mines1950 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  10. The Band Wagon1953 · FilmStrong· 11 shared
  11. Some Came Running1958 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  12. The Wind1928 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  13. Meet Me in St. Louis1944 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  14. Red River1948 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  15. The Pirate1948 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  16. An American in Paris1951 · FilmStrong· 6 shared
  17. Somebody Up There Likes Me1956 · FilmStrong· 7 shared
  18. Will Penny1967 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  19. Bigger Than Life1956 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  20. Whirlpool1950 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  21. Apache1954 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  22. Fallen Angel1945 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  23. The Big Combo1955 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  24. Jubal1956 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  25. Jane Eyre1943 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  26. Suddenly1954 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  27. The Hallelujah Trail1965 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  28. The Great Waldo Pepper1975 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  29. Oklahoma!1955 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  30. The Graduate1967 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  31. Summer of '421971 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  32. Mutiny on the Bounty1962 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  33. Ben-Hur1959 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  34. Doctor Dolittle1967 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  35. Mogambo1953 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  36. Force of Evil1950 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  37. Night Tide1961 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  38. Laura1944 · FilmNotable· 6 shared
  39. The Day After1983 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  40. Scorpio Rising1964 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  41. The Hindenburg1975 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  42. The Last Picture Show1971 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  43. The Sting1973 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  44. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  45. Quo Vadis1951 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  46. The Collector1965 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  47. Separate Tables1958 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  48. The Cowboys1972 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  49. Julius Caesar1953 · FilmNotable· 6 shared
  50. The Other1972 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  51. Coogan's Bluff1968 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  52. A Star Is Born1976 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  53. The Paper Chase1973 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  54. Rollerball1975 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  55. The Blue Dahlia1946 · FilmNotable· 8 shared
  56. Ghost Story1981 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  57. Moonfleet1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  58. Letter from an Unknown Woman1948 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  59. On Dangerous Ground1951 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. This Property Is Condemned1966 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  61. Another Woman1988 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend2022 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  63. The Cheap Detective1978 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  64. The Fog1980 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  65. Three Days of the Condor1975 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  66. Bright Lights, Big City1988 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
04

Through the cast

107
  1. The Enemy BelowDick Powell1957 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  2. Seven Days in MayKirk Douglas1964 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  3. Lonely are the BraveKirk Douglas1962 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  4. The Last SunsetKirk Douglas1961 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  5. The List of Adrian MessengerKirk Douglas1963 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  6. How Green Was My ValleyWalter Pidgeon1941 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  7. ChampionKirk DouglasPaul Stewart1949 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  8. The Postman Always Rings TwiceLana Turner1946 · FilmStrong· 7 shared
  9. Man HuntWalter Pidgeon1941 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  10. The Three MusketeersLana Turner1948 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  11. Peyton PlaceLana Turner1957 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  12. Murder, My SweetDick Powell1944 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  13. Christmas in JulyDick Powell1940 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  14. The VikingsKirk Douglas1958 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  15. Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaWalter Pidgeon1961 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  16. PitfallDick Powell1948 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  17. SecondsKirk Douglas1966 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  18. Advise & ConsentWalter Pidgeon1962 · FilmNotable· 6 shared
  19. Imitation of LifeLana Turner1959 · FilmNotable· 4 shared
  20. SpartacusKirk Douglas1960 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  21. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeLana Turner1941 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  22. Something Wicked This Way ComesKirk Douglas1983 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  23. Forbidden PlanetWalter Pidgeon1956 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  24. Grand PrixKirk Douglas1966 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  25. Mrs. MiniverWalter Pidgeon1942 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  26. Out of the PastKirk Douglas1947 · FilmNotable· 6 shared
  27. A Letter to Three WivesKirk Douglas1949 · FilmNotable· 4 shared
  28. Last Train from Gun HillKirk Douglas1959 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  29. 20,000 Leagues Under the SeaKirk Douglas1954 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  30. Paths of GloryKirk Douglas1957 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  31. The War WagonKirk Douglas1967 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  32. Man Without a StarKirk Douglas1955 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  33. In Harm's WayKirk Douglas1965 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  34. The FuryKirk Douglas1978 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  35. Footlight ParadeDick Powell1933 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  36. GreedyKirk Douglas1994 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  37. Tough GuysKirk Douglas1986 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  38. The VillainKirk Douglas1979 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  39. Gunfight at the O.K. CorralKirk Douglas1957 · FilmNotable· 6 shared
  40. Saturn 3Kirk Douglas1980 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  41. The Strange Love of Martha IversKirk Douglas1946 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  42. The Heroes of TelemarkKirk Douglas1965 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  43. The Way WestKirk Douglas1967 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  44. Ace in the HoleKirk Douglas1951 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  45. Detective StoryKirk Douglas1951 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  46. The Big SkyKirk Douglas1952 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  47. There Was a Crooked Man...Kirk Douglas1970 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  48. The Big HeatGloria Grahame1953 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  49. Sudden FearGloria Grahame1952 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
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    Stanley Kubrick in FocusKirk Douglas2012 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  51. The Man from Snowy RiverKirk Douglas1982 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  52. The Final CountdownKirk Douglas1980 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  53. CrossfireGloria Grahame1947 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  54. In a Lonely PlaceGloria Grahame1950 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  55. Strangers on a TrainLeo G. Carroll1951 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  56. Two-Fisted TalesKirk Douglas1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  57. In Cold BloodPaul Stewart1967 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  58. SpellboundLeo G. Carroll1945 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  59. Two-Minute WarningWalter Pidgeon1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. Human DesireGloria Grahame1954 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  61. Forty GunsBarry Sullivan1957 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. The Man Who Never WasGloria Grahame1956 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  63. UlyssesKirk Douglas1954 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  64. Funny GirlWalter Pidgeon1968 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  65. TarantulaLeo G. Carroll1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  66. Kiss Me DeadlyPaul Stewart1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  67. 42nd StreetDick Powell1933 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  68. She Done Him WrongGilbert Roland1933 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  69. Gold Diggers of 1933Dick Powell1933 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  70. NotoriousLouis CalhernIvan Triesault1946 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  71. Citizen KanePaul Stewart1941 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  72. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMay McAvoyFrancis X. Bushman1925 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  73. It's a Wonderful LifeGloria Grahame1946 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  74. Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidLana TurnerKirk Douglas1982 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  75. The HeiressVanessa Brown1949 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  76. The Ghost and Mrs. MuirVanessa Brown1947 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  77. The Parent TrapLeo G. Carroll1961 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  78. Opening NightPaul StewartMike Lally1977 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  79. The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelLeo G. Carroll1951 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  80. The Paradine CaseLeo G. Carroll1947 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  81. Is Paris Burning?Kirk Douglas1966 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  82. Wuthering HeightsLeo G. Carroll1939 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  83. House by the RiverDorothy Patrick1950 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  84. OscarKirk Douglas1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  85. TopperLana Turner1937 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  86. Planet of the VampiresBarry Sullivan1965 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  87. Cheyenne AutumnGilbert Roland1964 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  88. The PrizeLeo G. Carroll1963 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  89. The Greatest Show on EarthGloria Grahame1952 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  90. Song of the Thin ManGloria Grahame1947 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  91. Blackboard JungleLouis Calhern1955 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  92. King CreolePaul Stewart1958 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  93. The Asphalt JungleLouis Calhern1950 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  94. The Sea HawkGilbert Roland1940 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  95. The Snows of KilimanjaroLeo G. Carroll1952 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  96. Oh, God!Barry Sullivan1977 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  97. The Tall TRobert BurtonDick Johnstone1957 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  98. A Christmas CarolLeo G. Carroll1938 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  99. We're No AngelsLeo G. Carroll1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  100. Odds Against TomorrowGloria Grahame1959 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  101. The Name of the GameBarry SullivanGloria Grahame1968 · TV seriesFaint· 4 shared
  102. Seven Brides for Seven BrothersJeff Richards1954 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  103. Leave It to BeaverBarbara Billingsley1957 · TV seriesFaint· 5 shared
  104. SuspicionLeo G. Carroll1941 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  105. The Jazz SingerMay McAvoy1927 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  106. Savage!Barry Sullivan1973 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  107. EarthquakeBarry Sullivan1974 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
05

Across the whole team

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  1. Singin' in the Rain1952 · FilmFaint· 17 shared
  2. North by Northwest1959 · FilmFaint· 10 shared
  3. Around the World in 80 Days1956 · FilmFaint· 16 shared
  4. A Star Is Born1954 · FilmFaint· 17 shared
  5. All the King's Men1949 · FilmFaint· 11 shared
  6. High Society1956 · FilmFaint· 11 shared
  7. Monsieur Verdoux1947 · FilmFaint· 13 shared
  8. The Twilight Zone1959 · TV seriesFaint· 22 shared
  9. Perry Mason1957 · TV seriesFaint· 23 shared
  10. Batman1966 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  11. Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · TV seriesFaint· 21 shared
  12. Houseboat1958 · FilmFaint· 12 shared
  13. An Affair to Remember1957 · FilmFaint· 12 shared
  14. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953 · FilmFaint· 13 shared
  15. Caught1949 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  16. Batman1966 · TV seriesFaint· 10 shared
  17. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936 · FilmFaint· 8 shared
  18. Sabrina1954 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  19. Lured1947 · FilmFaint· 12 shared
  20. The Joker is Wild1957 · FilmFaint· 8 shared
  21. People Will Talk1951 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  22. Gunsmoke1955 · TV seriesFaint· 12 shared
  23. The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · FilmFaint· 8 shared
  24. Sweet Smell of Success1957 · FilmFaint· 9 shared
  25. The Country Girl1954 · FilmFaint· 9 shared
  26. Gilda1946 · FilmFaint· 10 shared
  27. Witness for the Prosecution1957 · FilmFaint· 9 shared