Directed by:
Vincente MinnelliScreenplay:
Charles SchneeCinematography:
Robert SurteesComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart (more)Plots(1)
An egotistical producer, Jonathan Shields (Douglas), determined to prove himself the finest filmmaker of all, gladly steps all over those who helped him when he was starting out. Told from the perspective of three victims -- an actress (Turner), a writer (Powell), and a director (Sullivan). (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Lana Turner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268117_d84db5.jpg)
Lana Turner
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
![Kirk Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709911_18b2aa.jpg)
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Walter Pidgeon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505255_a3789c.jpg)
Walter Pidgeon
Canada
Best movies:
Madame Curie (1943)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
![Dick Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/734/164734565_2fe6c6.jpg)
Dick Powell
USA
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
![Barry Sullivan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386822_ae6bb8.jpg)
Barry Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Gloria Grahame](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361503_97e3b9.png)
Gloria Grahame
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Sudden Fear (1952)
![Gilbert Roland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496833_5b7911.jpg)
Gilbert Roland
Mexico
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Leo G. Carroll](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/534/164534305_3b7044.jpg)
Leo G. Carroll
UK
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
North by Northwest (1959)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
![Vanessa Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812490_17b2c0.jpg)
Vanessa Brown
Austria
Best movies:
The Heiress (1949)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
![Paul Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948804_5a3649.jpg)
Paul Stewart
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Sammy White
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Show Boat (1936)
![Elaine Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313175_618514.jpg)
Elaine Stewart
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Brigadoon (1954)
![Ivan Triesault](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/592/159592322_6b5d32.jpg)
Ivan Triesault
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Notorious (1946)
![George J. Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677263_9123c4.jpg)
George J. Lewis
Mexico
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
It Started with Eve (1941)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
![Louis Calhern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/500/500013_527ae0.jpg)
Louis Calhern
USA
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Julius Caesar (1953)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
![Francis X. Bushman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364336_9f7149.jpg)
Francis X. Bushman
USA
Best movies:
Sabrina (1954)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![Dabbs Greer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273354_5a8c54.jpg)
Dabbs Greer
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
![Barbara Billingsley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871833_52afdf.jpg)
Barbara Billingsley
USA
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Act of Violence (1948)
Airplane! (1980)
![Kathleen Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455631_9ab497.jpg)
Kathleen Freeman
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Shrek (2001)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
![May McAvoy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276800_0cbef4.jpg)
May McAvoy
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)