The Bad and the Beautiful
- Kirk Douglas: Jonathan Shields
- Lana Turner: Georgia Lorrison
- Walter Pidgeon: Harry Pebbel
- Dick Powell: James Lee Bartlow
- Barry Sullivan: Fred Amiel
- Gloria Grahame: Rosemary Bartlow
- Gilbert Roland: Victor Ribera
- Leo G. Carroll: Henry Whitfield
- Vanessa Brown: Kay Amiel
- Elaine Stewart: Purple
- Robert Burton: McDill
City of Illusions is an American film drama directed by Vincente Minnelli from the year 1952.
Action
After a long time, three people meet in a successful Hollywood producer office together: the actress Georgia, the director Fred and screenwriter James. Producer Shields wants to produce a movie with them. Nearly bankrupt he sits in Europe and now needs money to save themselves from bankruptcy. The three protagonists know Shields of the past and each of them has had bad experiences with it in his own way. While waiting for a call from Shields, they tell each other their experiences with the producers.
Criticism
The filmdienst described the film as " elegantly staged and psychologically coherent conversation." The film- permit " a critical look behind the glamorous facade of the film world.".
Background
The figure of the producer Shields is the real producer David O. Selznick modeled.
In Germany the film was on 1 September 1953.
The film holds the record won Oscars ( 5), without having been nominated for Best Picture.