---
title: 'The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vincente Minnelli'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044391/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

1952 · 116 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Bad and the Beautiful is a 1952 American melodrama film that tells the story of a film producer who alienates everyone around him. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, written by George Bradshaw and Charles Schnee and stars Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame and Gilbert Roland.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vincente Minnelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincente-minnelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Schnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-schnee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Raksin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-raksin)
- **Producer:** [John Houseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-houseman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)
- **Editor:** [Conrad A. Nervig](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-a-nervig)

## Cast

- [Steve Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-forrest)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Dabbs Greer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dabbs-greer)
- [Louis Calhern](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-calhern)
- [Stuart Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-holmes)
- [Robert Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-burton)
- [Ned Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-glass)
- [May McAvoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/may-mcavoy)
- [Dick Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-powell)
- [Kurt Kasznar](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-kasznar)
- [Kathleen Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-freeman)
- [Gloria Grahame](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-grahame)
- [George J. Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-j-lewis)
- [Ray Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-walker)
- [Leo G. Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-g-carroll)

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