1952
6.3 (253 votes)
2h 32m
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Screenplay: Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Barré Lyndon
Director of Photography: George Barnes
Story: Theodore St. John, Fredric M. Frank, Frank Cavett
Producer: Cecil B. DeMille
Top Cast
Betty Hutton
Holly
Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian
Charlton Heston
Brad Braden
Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis
Gloria Grahame
Angel
James Stewart
Buttons
Henry Wilcoxon
FBI Agent Gregory
Lyle Bettger
Klaus
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