The Greatest Show on Earth

The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Timing: 2:32 (152 min)

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Release date

1952-02-16

Country

United States

Production

Paramount

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$4 000 000

Revenue

$36 000 000

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Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Actors

Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly
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Producer

Cecil B. DeMille

Operator

George Barnes

Composer

Victor Young

Artist

Audition

Editing

Anne Bauchens
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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.

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