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The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in Technicolor 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.
The Greatest Show on Earth: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour. The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.
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- Drama, Family, Romance
- Cecil B. DeMille
- 1952-05
A television show inspired by the picture, also titled The Greatest Show on Earth, aired on the ABC network between September 1963 and September 1964. Jack Palance and Stuart Erwin starred in the series.
- Cecil B. Demille
- Betty Hutton
"The Greatest Show on Earth" is a dazzling spectacle of life behind the scenes with Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey Circus, the best three-ring circus in the land.
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- Betty Hutton
- Cecil B. Demille
- Drama, Romance
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jan 10, 2019 · On Jan. 10, 1952, Paramount’s 151-minute circus extravaganza The Greatest Show on Earth held its world premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The film went on to win two Oscars at...
Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth is a lavish tribute to circuses, featuring three intertwining plotlines concerning romance and rivalry beneath the big top. DeMille's film includes spectacular action sequences, including a show-stopping train wreck.
