The Greatest Show on Earth
dir. Cecil B. DeMille
65
7 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
The Greatest Show on Earth is melodramatic, short on plot, excessively lengthy and bogged down with clichés, but not without a certain innocent charm.
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
StarringBetty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart
Written byFredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Barré Lyndon
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
EditingAnne Bauchens
MusicVictor Young
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · NR · 2h 32m
Drama, Romance
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.
Our Verdict
65
Critics Consensus
The Greatest Show on Earth is melodramatic, short on plot, excessively lengthy and bogged down with clichés, but not without a certain innocent charm.
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