Stadt der Illusionen
(1952)
Regisseur:
Vincente MinnelliSchauspieler:
Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Gloria Grahame, Leo G. Carroll, Paul Stewart, Elaine Stewart, Barbara Billingsley, Madge Blake, Bess Flowers, Steve Forrest, Kathleen Freeman, Ned Glass, Dabbs Greer, Roger Moore, Pat O'MalleyDie Handlung dreht sich um einen Hollywood-Produzenten, der kurz vor der Pleite steht. Um seiner Karriere wieder einen Anstoß zu geben, plant er, zusammen mit einigen seiner ehemaligen Schützlinge, die er einerseits groß herausgebracht, andererseits aber auch ausgebeutet hat, ein neues Projekt.
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.
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.
