Film

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952 · 2h 32m · Drama · Romance

The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

Metacritic

76

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.

Betty Hutton

Holly

Cornel Wilde

The Great Sebastian

Charlton Heston

Brad Braden

Dorothy Lamour

Phyllis

Gloria Grahame

Angel

James Stewart

Buttons

Henry Wilcoxon

Agent Gregory

Lyle Bettger

Klaus

Lawrence Tierney

Mr. Henderson

Emmett Kelly

Emmett Kelly

Cucciola

Cucciola

Antoinette Concello

Antoinette Concello

John Ringling North

John Ringling North

Tuffy Genders

Tuffy Genders

John Kellogg

Harry

John Ridgely

Assistant Manager

• Cecil B. DeMilleDirector · Producer
• Fredric M. FrankScreenplay · Story
• Theodore St. JohnScreenplay · Story
• Barré LyndonScreenplay
• Frank CavettStory
• George BarnesDirector of Photography
• Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
• Anne BauchensEditor

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) Trailer

Release date

February 16, 1952

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 32m

Rated

NR

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$36,000,000

Genres

Drama, Romance

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