Cinematic background from The Bad and the Beautiful 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.

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

Drama, Romance

Directors:
Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
George Bradshaw, Charles Schnee
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Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – An older man sitting at a table with a cigarette in his mouth; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black - and - white photo of a woman's face; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – Two people are sitting on a ladder in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – Black and white photograph of a man in a trench coat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman are dancing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a tiara; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman sitting on a couch together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A couple of men sitting next to each other on top of a boat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – An old photo of a woman talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of men in suits playing cards; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a woman in a dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A woman sitting on top of a couch next to a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman are sitting together in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman are holding glasses of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and a hat walking in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A woman in a black dress standing on a staircase; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A group of men standing next to each other holding papers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a veil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black - and - white photo of a man and two women; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man in a suit and tie holding a cane; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A woman in a white dress and a tiara; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a group of men in suits and hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – Two men in suits and a hat are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of people sitting in a movie theater; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a woman looking in the mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A group of men sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman in trench coats in a store; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – Two men in suits and hats are looking at each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – An old house in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A group of people walking through the snow; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding a pen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man holding a light; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman holding hands in a black and white photo; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman in a white fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A group of people standing around a grave; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a woman in a wedding dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man and a dog on the sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man standing on the side of the street smoking a cigarette; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A little girl with curly red hair is crying; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman sitting in a chair talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – Black and white photograph of men in suits and ties; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man sitting at a desk typing on a typewriter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman are standing together in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A black and white photo of a man holding his hand up in front of a picture of a man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – An old photo of a man and a woman in front of a newspaper; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli – A man and a woman sitting in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle