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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
“The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!”
Drama, Romance · 2h 32m
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Cast
Betty Hutton
Holly
Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian
Charlton Heston
Brad Braden
Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis
Gloria Grahame
Angel
James Stewart
Buttons
Henry Wilcoxon
Agent Gregory
Lyle Bettger
Klaus
Lawrence Tierney
Mr. Henderson
Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly
C
Cucciola
Cucciola
A
Antoinette Concello
Antoinette Concello
Crew
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Screenplay
- Theodore St. John, Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon
- Director of Photography
- George Barnes
- Original Music Composer
- Victor Young
- Editor
- Anne Bauchens
- Producer
- Cecil B. DeMille
Details
- Release date
- 1952-02-16
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Russian
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $36,000,000