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Master showman Cecil B. DeMille brings the wonder and excitement of the Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey Circus magically to life in The Greatest Show On Earth. DeMille weaves in personal stories, blending drama with spectacle, and mixes in lion tamers, circus flyers, acrobats, tightrope walkers, clowns and an incredible train wreck.
Original Release
01/10/1952
US Release
02/21/1952
Cast
Name | Character |
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Betty Hutton | Holly |
Cornel Wilde | The Great Sebastian |
Charlton Heston | Brad Braden |
Dorothy Lamour | Phyllis |
Gloria Grahame | Angel |
Henry Wilcoxon | FBI Agent Gregory |
Lyle Bettger | Klaus |
Lawrence Tierney | Mr. Henderson |
Emmett Kelly | Emmett Kelly / Himself |
Cucciola | Cucciola |
Directors
Writers
Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, Jack Gariss
Cast
Name | Character |
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Betty Hutton | Holly |
Cornel Wilde | The Great Sebastian |
Charlton Heston | Brad Braden |
Dorothy Lamour | Phyllis |
Gloria Grahame | Angel |
Henry Wilcoxon | FBI Agent Gregory |
Lyle Bettger | Klaus |
Lawrence Tierney | Mr. Henderson |
Emmett Kelly | Emmett Kelly / Himself |
Cucciola | Cucciola |
Antoinette Concello | Antoinette Concello |
John Ringling North | John Ringling North / Himself |
Tuffy Genders | Tuffy Genders |
John Kellogg | Harry |
John Ridgely | Assistant Manager |
Frank Wilcox | Circus Doctor / Doctor |
Robert Carson | Ringmaster / The Ringmaster |
Lillian Albertson | Buttons' Mother |
Julia Faye | Birdie |
James Stewart | 'Buttons' A Clown / Buttons |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henry Wilcoxon | Producer |
Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1953 | Oscar | Best Picture | Won |
1953 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1953 | Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story | Won |
1953 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
1953 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1953 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
1953 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Won |
1953 | Golden Globe | Best Cinematography - Color | Won |