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The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 film
Movie film Q1345583
The Bad and the Beautiful
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Summary

The Bad and the Beautiful is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,557 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[6], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[7], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8]
  • Director: Vincente Minnelli[9]
  • Screenwriter: Charles Schnee[10]
  • Composer: David Raksin[11]
  • Genre: drama film[12], flashback film[13]
  • Cast member: Lana Turner[14], Kirk Douglas[15], Walter Pidgeon[16], Dick Powell[17], Barry Sullivan[18], Gloria Grahame[19], Gilbert Roland[20], Paul Stewart[21], Leo G. Carroll[22], Elaine Stewart[23], Vanessa Brown[24], Robert Burton[25], Dorothy Patrick[26], Ivan Triesault[27]
  • Producer: John Houseman[28]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[29]
  • Director of photography: Robert L. Surtees[30]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Commons category: The Bad and the Beautiful (film)[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 8/10[35], 80%[36]
  • Color: black-and-white[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1952[39], December 25, 1952[40], January 15, 1953[41], February 13, 1953[42]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[43], Netflix[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Bad and the Beautiful (film)[45]
  • Commons gallery: The Bad and the Beautiful[46]
  • Film editor: Conrad A. Nervig[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[48]

Why It Matters

The Bad and the Beautiful has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did The Bad and the Beautiful receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], and Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[6].

Related Entities

Cedric Gibbons Dick Powell film Gloria Grahame John Houseman Kirk Douglas Lana Turner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix United States Vincente Minnelli Walter Pidgeon

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 44391
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 9733
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date → +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1952-12-25T00:00:00Z, +1953-01-15T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Charles Schnee
    Part of → National Film Registry
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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