Released
The Greatest Show on Earth
February 16 1952 (almost 73 years ago)Rating
63
Based on
247 reviews
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!
- Director: Cecil B. DeMille
- Writers: Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Barré Lyndon
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 2 h 32 m
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Box office: $36,000,000
- Country: United States of America
- Company: Paramount Pictures
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.
