The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Director: Cecil B. DeMille
  • Writer: Fredric M. Frank,Barré Lyndon,Theodore St. John
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Russian
  • Release date: May 1952
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth
  • "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a feature film produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Betty Hutton , Charlton Heston , James Stewart , Cornel Wilde , and Dorothy Lamour , on January 10, 1952 Released in the United States   .
    The film tells the story of the circus post, Hallie, and the manager Bright fall in love with each other, but the two never expressed their intentions for their careers. After the train overturned Bright and was seriously injured, Hallie rekindled her love for Bright. Love the fire, and shoulder the story of rectifying the performance of the circus   .

    Details

    • Release date May 1952
    • Filming locations Sarasota, Florida, USA
    • Production companies Paramount Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $4,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $36,000,000

    Gross worldwide

    $36,000,000

    Movie reviews

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    • By Pamela 2022-10-03 23:53:52

      King of drama

      Cecil. B. The film directed by Demir won two awards for Best Picture and Best Film Story at the 25th Oscars. Facing the vigorous development of the television industry, the film industry, which has suffered from threats, chose a super-luxury production that can overwhelm the vigor of television as the winner of this year's best film. The story describes a circus with financial problems. In order to allow its members to continue performing for a whole season, they signed a performance with the...

    • By Beth 2022-10-03 22:20:33

      Born for the circus

      I heard that the circus can perform for a whole season. Everyone in the circus cheered, and the whole audience was excited and happy to be able to continue to perform. So the circus began to embark on the road of performance. Because the circus had financial difficulties and faced a performance crisis, with the efforts and perseverance of the head of the circus, he won the opportunity to perform the whole season, but the income must be guaranteed. So this time the performance was not easy to...

    • By Katherine 2022-10-03 21:12:08

      The world of the circus

      Actors The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) - The 25th Oscar for best film

             I saw the film defined as a circus documentary film most of the time acrobatics, punctuated by the four corners of a love relationship and clown story. The performance of the circus is particularly wonderful, and the shooting should have taken a lot of energy. After watching the movie, I suddenly wanted to watch it live, but now I don’t know where there is a circus performance. I think of the book...

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    • By Maud 2023-09-24 18:42:21

      boring. "This makes the trapeze trapeze who wants to be famous in the new season very dissatisfied, and the manager Brett has been deliberately neglecting Harry, who has a crush on him for the sake of his career. Tian was in an accident performing a high-risk action and fell off. At the same time, a doctor who accidentally murdered his wife ten years ago performed in the circus as a clown, and later rescued Bright when the train overturned, and was found by the police. Harley was moved by this,...

    • By Hassie 2023-09-17 16:41:53

      The film about the circus is also beautiful. At that time, the movies were more like movies, trying their best to express all kinds of wonderful things that were not available in life, and the feeling of dreaming was stronger. Now it looks a bit like watching an Indian...

    • By Erwin 2023-09-06 07:19:52

      The setting of the 5 main characters and the relationship structure are quite contradictory and dramatic. The specific image of the clown is really a classic in various arts. I have seen Tang Xinru in a Hong Kong drama before and always laughing at himself with a puppet clown when he has a crush on his heart. It is a clown, the plot is very impressive, it is the first impression of the clown, and the subsequent clown series movies have greatly enriched the special image of the clown. The clown...

    • By Ward 2023-08-22 06:32:26

      The plot is too. . . The costumes are very beautiful, the acting is very dangerous, but the whole film does not work...

    • By Carrie 2023-08-20 03:09:44

      Although "Big Circus" is on the list of "worst Oscar winners", its own luxurious production and the shocking effect of the final train derailment are still eye-opening, especially the breathtaking performance of the trapeze. Stop sweating palms and heart beat faster, as if traveling back half a century ago with a group of adults and children of different ages sitting with ice cream and watching...

    Movie plot

    Under the dome of the acrobatics arena, the colorful spotlights illuminate a light girl who is swinging in the air, doing thrilling moves while singing "The King of the Play", so stretched and graceful, the audience burst into applause. Applause. The girl's name is Halle ( played by Betty Hutton ) . She is the mainstay of the Ringer Brothers circus. She was originally a singer and later became a stunt star. She wanted to become famous...
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    Positive reviews

    "The Greatest Show on Earth" is different from most whispered love dialogues. The dialogue in this film is either under the noisy background sound and music accompaniment of the circus, or under the roar of the train passing by at the end of the story. Yes, the director's processing of the actor's voice is relatively successful. Although the soundtrack is a bit noisy, it does not lose its liveliness and magnificence. The sound...
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    Negative comment

    "The Greatest Show on Earth" spent one-third of the space to present the various performance scenes of the circus itself. Most of these scenes used long shots to shoot the circus's field performances, and then cooperated with the emcee of ceremonies arranged afterwards and many batches. The audience appreciates the circus shots. The combination of these shots is very rigid. The scenes and composition of the emcee’s announcement are...
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    Movie quotes

    • Angel: [Sebastian almost drives his car into the elephant Angel is riding] Hey! Don't crowd, mister! Can't you see an elephant or do I have to paint her red?

      Sebastian: I was blinded by the memory of a beautiful night in Paris.

      Angel: [to the other circus performers] Blow up your water wings, girls, here comes the big wave!

      [to Sebastian]

      Angel: How come no husband ever shot you?

      Sebastian: I never offer a sitting target.

      Angel: I thought I'd seen the last of you when you got mixed up with that wire walker in Lisbon.

      Sebastian: You will never see the last of me, Angel.

      Klaus: Angel!

      [shouting loud]

      Angel: That will be arranged when you meet Klaus.

    • Klaus: You always have a smile for that high-flying peacock.

      Angel: Well, what do you want me to do, cry over him?

    • Klaus: Your legs are too thin, your hair is too red, you have lips like a cat. You're no good. You give me too much trouble.

      Angel: Flattery rolls right off me.

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