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The Greatest Show on Earth
Release: 1952-02-16
·Runtime: 149m
·★ 6.3
Drame
Romance
Afin d'équilibrer l'important budget de son cirque gigantesque, Brad Braden engage un trapéziste de renom, le grand Sebastian. Holly, une des artistes de la troupe, qui rêve de devenir la grande vedette du spectacle, doit lui céder sa place sur la piste centrale. Les deux acrobates, qui se produisent en même temps sur deux pistes différentes, rivalisent d'audace tous les soirs pour attirer l'attention du public, allant jusqu'à mettre leur vie en danger. Alors que Holly se laisse tout doucement gagner par l'amour qu'elle éprouve contre son gré pour Sebastian, celui-ci coupe un soir les filets de sécurité et effectue un double saut périlleux...
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Henry Wilcoxon
as FBI Agent Gregory
Erville Alderson
as Spectator (uncredited)
James Stewart
as Buttons
Frank Wilcox
as Doctor
Milton Kibbee
as Picked-pocket Customer
Bob Hope
as Spectator (uncredited)
Mona Freeman
as Spectator (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
as Spectator (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
as Spectator (uncredited)
Cornel Wilde
as The Great Sebastian
Lane Chandler
as Dave (uncredited)
Edmond O'Brien
as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
Eric Alden
as Canvas Man (uncredited)
Gloria Grahame
as Angel
Lillian Albertson
as Buttons' mother
Arthur Q. Bryan
as Ice-Cream Eating Spectator
William Boyd
as Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)
Beverly Washburn
as Little Girl Spectator (uncredited)
Lee Aaker
as Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)
Noel Neill
as Noel (uncredited)
Lyle Bettger
as Klaus
Davison Clark
as Sam, game customer
Bing Crosby
as Spectator (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Spectator (uncredited)
Charlton Heston
as Brad Braden
Julia Faye
as Birdie
Bess Flowers
as Spectator (uncredited)
John Ridgely
as Assistant Manager
Angelo Rossitto
as Dwarf
Betty Hutton
as Holly
Dorothy Lamour
as Phyllis
Cecil B. DeMille
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
Bob Crosby
as Spectator
Syd Saylor
as Circus Barker (uncredited)
Lawrence Tierney
as Mr. Henderson
Emmett Kelly
as Himself
John Kellogg
as Harry
John Ringling North
as Himself
Nancy Gates
as Spectator
Daisy Earles
as Midget
Crew
Edith Head
Costume Design
Polly Burson
Stunts
Henry Wilcoxon
Associate Producer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Cecil B. DeMille
Director, Producer
Anne Bauchens
Editor
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
John Ringling North
Technical Advisor
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor