The greatest show on earth [videorecording] / a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John ; story by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.; Frank, Fredric M. (Fredric Maurice), 1911-1977.; Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972.; St. John, Theodore.; Cavett, Frank.; Hutton, Betty.; Wilde, Cornel.; Heston, Charlton.; Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996.; Grahame, Gloria.; Stewart, James, 1908-1997.; Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.
2004
PN1997 .G7437 2004
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The greatest show on earth [videorecording] / a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John ; story by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Uniform Title
Greatest show on earth (Motion picture : 1952)
ISBN
0792199030
9780792199038
9780792199038
Publication Details
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2004.
Language
English
Language Note
Closed-captioned; English or French soundtracks; optional English subtitles.
Description
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
097360661743
Call Number
PN1997 .G7437 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
06617 Paramount
Summary
A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck.
"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. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin!"--Rod Crawford, www.imdb.com.
"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. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin!"--Rod Crawford, www.imdb.com.
Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
"Produced with the cooperation of Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus."
"Produced with the cooperation of Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus."
Access Note
Authorized for private home use only.
Credits
Director of photography, George Barnes ; art directors, Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler ; editor, Anne Bauchens ; music score, Victor Young ; costume designers, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White.
Performer
Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly, Cucciola, Antoinette Concello.
Cast
Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly, Cucciola, Antoinette Concello.
Audience
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details Note
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture (1952).
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Added Corporate Author
Series
Paramount DVD collection.
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