The greatest show on Earth

The Resource The greatest show on Earth
Label
The greatest show on Earth
Statement of responsibility
a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John ; story by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Title variation
Cecil B. DeMille's The greatest show on earth
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
  • A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck
  • "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. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin!"--Rod Crawford, www.imdb.com
Member of
Awards note
Academy Award for Best Picture (1952).
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, George Barnes ; art directors, Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler ; editor, Anne Bauchens ; music score, Victor Young ; costume designers, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Not rated by MPAA
Language note
  • English or French soundtracks; optional English subtitles
  • Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly, Cucciola, Antoinette Concello
Runtime
152
Series statement
Paramount DVD collection
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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