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.
| Writing | Charles Schnee | Screenplay |
| Writing | George Bradshaw | Story |
| Editing | Conrad A. Nervig | Editor |
| Directing | Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Production | John Houseman | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Art | F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Edward C. Carfagno | Art Direction |
| Crew | A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | David Raksin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Dave Friedman | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jerry Thorpe | Assistant Director |
| Art | Frank Wesselhoff | Painter |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Crew | Eric Alden | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Joseff | Other |
| Crew | Alex Romero | Choreographer |
| Sound | Ruby Raksin | Orchestrator |
| Sound | David Raksin | Conductor |
| Sound | David Raksin | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Lawrence Morton | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Gus Bivona | Musician |
