The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
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16/02/1952 (GB)
Drama, Romance
2h 32m
- 63% (260 votes)
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The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!
Overview
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.
- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector
- Fredric M. FrankScreenplay
- Theodore St. JohnScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$36,000,000
Keywords
- circus
- clown
- traveling circus
- trapeze artist
Top Billed Cast
Betty Hutton
Holly
Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian
Charlton Heston
Brad Braden
Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis
Gloria Grahame
Angel
James Stewart
Buttons
Henry Wilcoxon
FBI Agent Gregory
Lyle Bettger
Klaus
Lawrence Tierney
Mr. Henderson
Emmett Kelly
Himself
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