MOVIE · 1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
DramaRomance118 min
When a ruthless Hollywood producer tries to reconnect with the people he used on his way up, three former allies revisit his rise in a series of flashbacks. Kirk Douglas is Jonathan Shields, a gifted operator whose ambition turns every friendship into leverage; among those weighing whether to see him again are Lana Turner's actress Georgia Lorrison, a writer, and a director he helped bring along. Moving through studio offices, backlots, and bitter memories, the film traces Jonathan's climb through the movie business and the wreckage he leaves behind in a Hollywood world where romance and career are never far apart.
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