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1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!

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.

Duration

2h 32m

Released

February 16, 1952

Revenue

$36,000,000

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Cast51

  • Betty Hutton
  • Cornel Wilde
  • Charlton Heston
  • Dorothy Lamour
  • Gloria Grahame
  • James Stewart
  • Henry Wilcoxon
  • Lyle Bettger
  • Lawrence Tierney

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