The Greatest Show on Earth 1952

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 152 min

genre: drama

theme: transport

director: Cecil B. DeMille

Score: 5 / 10

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. James Stewart also stars as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup, and Dorothy Lamour and Gloria Grahame also play supporting roles.

Plot

Brad Braden is the no-nonsense general manager of the world's largest railroad circus. The show's board of directors plans to run a short 10-week season rather than risk losing money in a shaky postwar economy. Brad bargains to keep the circus on the road as long as it makes a profit, thus keeping the 1,400 performers and roustabouts employed.

Awards

Cast

More details

author	Barré Lyndon Fredric M. Frank Theodore St. John
award	Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Story
director	Cecil B. DeMille
editor	Anne Bauchens
genre	drama
keywords	aerialist artery bleed blood transfusion blood type brew cheat doctor who dual role euthanasia fbi federal bureau of investigation fingerprint force former lovers hunt improvised injured iron jaw kill let her go losing money mercy killer midway musical number newspaper article on the road paralyze safety net show must go on special agent transfusion trapeze artist warn
musicBy	Victor Young
nomination	Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Story
producer	Cecil B. DeMille
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Philadelphia
theme	transport