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The Greatest Show on Earth

Rating:No Rating
Genre:Drama, Family, Romance
Release Date:January 10, 1952
Running time:153 minutes
Cast:Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame
Director:Cecil B. DeMille
Producer:Cecil B. DeMille
Writer:Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, Barre Lyndon
Distributor:Paramount Pictures

Description: Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth is a lavish tribute to circuses, featuring three intertwining plotlines concerning romance and rivalry beneath the big top. DeMille's film includes spectacular action sequences, including a show-stopping train wreck. The Greatest Show on Earth won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Story.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

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