The Greatest Show on Earth

"The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.3/10

269 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Story

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Best Costume Design, Color

Best Director

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$4.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$36.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$32.0M

ROI: +800%

Budget Recovery900% of budget

$0|Budget: $4.0M|Revenue: $36.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

29.9K

Daily Avg

498

7-Day Trend

-34%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Philadelphia

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Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

John Peverell MarleyGeorge Barnes

Film Editing

Anne Bauchens

Music / Score

Victor Young

Costume Design

Edith Head

Production Design

Hal Pereira

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Greatest Show on Earth

Available in 47 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomU

Germany12

JapanG

Austria12

BrazilL

Denmark15

Spain12

+2 more countries

Production

Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Writers

Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Theodore St. John, Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Betty Hutton

Holly

Cornel Wilde

The Great Sebastian

Charlton Heston

Brad Braden

Dorothy Lamour

Phyllis

Gloria Grahame

Angel

James Stewart

Buttons

Henry Wilcoxon

FBI Agent Gregory

Lyle Bettger

Klaus

Lawrence Tierney

Mr. Henderson

Emmett Kelly

Himself

No Image

Cucciola

No Image

Robert Carson

The Ringmaster

Tags & Keywords

circusclowntraveling circustrapeze artist

External Links

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