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Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde

Original title: The Greatest Show on Earth
  • 1952
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
16K
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Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
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Play trailer6:54
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The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.

  • Director
    • Cecil B. DeMille
  • Writers
    • Fredric M. Frank
    • Barré Lyndon
    • Theodore St. John
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Charlton Heston
    • Betty Hutton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Fredric M. Frank
      • Barré Lyndon
      • Theodore St. John
    • Stars
      • James Stewart
      • Charlton Heston
      • Betty Hutton
    • 157User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 9 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos1

    The Greatest Show on Earth
    Trailer 6:54
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    Photos78

    James Stewart, Betty Hutton, Lane Chandler, and Emmett Kelly in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
    Charlton Heston and Gloria Grahame in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
    Cecil B. DeMille in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
    Charlton Heston, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, and Lane Chandler in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
    Charlton Heston, James Stewart, and Cornel Wilde in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
    Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Lane Chandler, and Cornel Wilde in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
    Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, and Lou Jacobs in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
    Betty Hutton in Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952)
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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • 'Buttons' A Clown
    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Brad Braden
    Betty Hutton
    Betty Hutton
    • Holly
    Cornel Wilde
    Cornel Wilde
    • The Great Sebastian
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Phyllis
    Gloria Grahame
    Gloria Grahame
    • Angel
    Henry Wilcoxon
    Henry Wilcoxon
    • FBI Agent Gregory
    Lyle Bettger
    Lyle Bettger
    • Klaus
    Lawrence Tierney
    Lawrence Tierney
    • Mr. Henderson
    Emmett Kelly
    Emmett Kelly
    • Emmett Kelly
    Cucciola
    • Cucciola
    Antoinette Concello
    • Antoinette Concello
    John Ringling North
    • John Ringling North
    Tuffy Genders
    • Tuffy Genders
    John Kellogg
    John Kellogg
    • Harry
    John Ridgely
    John Ridgely
    • Assistant Manager
    Frank Wilcox
    Frank Wilcox
    • Circus Doctor
    Robert Carson
    Robert Carson
    • Ringmaster
    • (as Bob Carson)
    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Fredric M. Frank
      • Barré Lyndon
      • Theodore St. John
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Despite his made-to-order background as a real-life circus acrobat, Burt Lancaster declined the role of The Great Sebastian, a fact Cecil B. DeMille doubly regretted when he learned that Cornel Wilde was afraid of heights. Wilde was game, however, and ended up performing many of his own stunts on the flying trapeze.
    • Goofs
      When Brad is checking the baby gorillas after learning they may have contracted the mumps, a crowd of onlookers is gathered right behind, plainly staring at the camera filming the scene.
    • Quotes

      [Phyllis is having her hair washed by Birdie as heart-throb Sebastian approaches;]

      Phyllis: Why is it whenever he's around I'm all wet?

      Birdie: In more ways than one.

    • Connections
      Featured in Concept (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      The Greatest Show on Earth
      By Victor Young and Ned Washington
      Sung by Betty Hutton (uncredited)

    User reviews157

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Highly entertaining and informative
    I've never been to the circus, so I think of this movie as my trip to the circus. Charlton Heston is great as Brad, the all business manager of the circus. But my favorite character is James Stewart as Buttons the Clown. It's a very different role for him, but it's great.

    The Best Picture of 1952, "The Greatest Show on Earth" is wonderful, especially if you've never experienced it. I think this is one of Cecil B. De Mille's finest movies, and I recommend it to everyone. So I give it a 10 out of 10!
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    • Mar 24, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1953 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Greatest Show on Earth
    • Filming locations
      • Sarasota, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,000,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $36,000,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 32 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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