City of Illusions
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | City of Illusions |
| Original title | The Bad and The Beautiful |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vincente Minnelli |
| script | Charles Snow |
| production | John Houseman |
| music | David Raksin |
| camera | Robert Surtees |
| cut | Conrad A. Annoying |
| occupation | |
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City of Illusions (Original title: The Bad and The Beautiful ) is an American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli from 1952.
action
After a long time, three people meet again in the office of a successful Hollywood producer: the actress Georgia, the director Fred and the screenwriter James. The producer Shields really wants to produce a film with them. He is almost bankrupt in Europe and now needs money to save himself from bankruptcy. The three protagonists know Shields from before and each of them has had bad experiences with him in their own way. While waiting for a call from Shields, they share their experiences with the producer.
background
The character of the producer Shields is modeled on the real producer David O. Selznick .
In Germany the film opened in cinemas on September 1, 1953.
The film holds the record of winning Oscars (five) without being nominated for "Best Picture".
criticism
The film service described the film as "elegantly staged and psychologically coherent entertainment". The film allows “a critical look behind the glamorous facade of the film world”.
Awards
- 1953: Oscars in the categories Best Supporting Actress (Grahame), Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Production Design , Best Costumes ; another nomination for Kirk Douglas for Best Actor
- 2002: Entry into the National Film Registry
German version
The German dubbed version was created in the MGM synchronization studio in Berlin.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Shields | Kirk Douglas | Carl Raddatz |
| Georgia Lorrison | Lana Turner | Eleanor Noelle |
| James Lee Bartlow | Dick Powell | Hans Nielsen |
| Harry Pebbel | Walter Pidgeon | Siegfried Schürenberg |
| Fred Amiel | Barry Sullivan | Friedrich Joloff |
| purple | Elaine Stewart | Marion Degler |
Web links
- The Bad and the Beautiful in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Bad and the Beautiful at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Illusions. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ City of Illusions. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on April 5, 2017 .