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Poster of The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952 · Film · 152 min

  • Drama
  • Romance

Plot

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.

About The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American Technicolor epic drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and released by Paramount Pictures. Set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the film stars Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde as trapeze artists competing for the center ring and Charlton Heston as the circus manager. James Stewart also stars as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup, and Dorothy Lamour and Gloria Grahame also play supporting roles. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Story and was nominated for Best Costume Design, Best Director and Best Film Editing. It also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Motion Picture – Drama.

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Cast

  • Betty HuttonHolly
  • Cornel WildeThe Great Sebastian
  • Charlton HestonBrad Braden
  • Dorothy LamourPhyllis
  • Gloria GrahameAngel
  • James StewartButtons
  • Henry WilcoxonAgent Gregory
  • Lyle BettgerKlaus
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