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You can watch The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
A ruthless producer builds a cinematic empire by cannibalizing the lives and ambitions of everyone he touches. This sharp dissection of Hollywood's ego reveals how much damage a single brilliant predator can inflict on his inner circle.
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Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame, Leo G. Carroll, Gilbert Roland, Paul Stewart, Vanessa Brown
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The Bad and the Beautiful
You can watch The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
7.3/10
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80%
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Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame, Leo G. Carroll, Gilbert Roland, Paul Stewart, Vanessa Brown
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