1952 · 118 min · Drama, Romance
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell and Barry Sullivan.
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