The Bad and the Beautiful

"I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

283 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Supporting Actress

Nominated

Best Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.6M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$3.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$1.8M

ROI: +116%

Budget Recovery216% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.6M|Revenue: $3.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

15.7K

Daily Avg

261

7-Day Trend

-6%

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Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Film Editing

Conrad A. Nervig

Music / Score

David Raksin

Production Design

Cedric Gibbons

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

NetflixMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

Academy ratio

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Bad and the Beautiful

Available in 15 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

AustraliaPG

Germany16

FranceU

FinlandK-16

Sweden15

Production

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Writers

Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame

Rosemary Bartlow

Leo G. Carroll

Henry Whitfield

Gilbert Roland

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Paul Stewart

Syd Murphy

Vanessa Brown

Kay Amiel

Elaine Stewart

Lila

Sammy White

Gus

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