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1952 · 118 min · NR

The Bad and the Beautiful

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · Drama, Romance

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) is a Drama film, directed by Vincente Minnelli set in Los Angeles during the 1950s. It runs 118 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of greed & ambition and betrayal play out through frame narrative and multiple perspectives.

Composer
David Raksin
Cinematography
Robert Surtees
Cast
Lana TurnerKirk DouglasWalter PidgeonDick PowellBarry SullivanGloria GrahameLeo G. CarrollGilbert Roland

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los Angeles
Setting
Urban
When
1950s

Premise & themes

Themes
Greed & AmbitionBetrayal
Structure
Frame NarrativeMultiple PerspectivesNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
Melancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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