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Plot, Details & Awards

The Greatest Show On Earth

Not Yet Rated In Theaters 07/31/1995 , 149min.
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Plot & Details

Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth is a lavish tribute to circuses, featuring three intertwining plotlines concerning romance and rivalry beneath the big top. DeMille's film includes spectacular action sequences, including a show-stopping train wreck. The Greatest Show on Earth won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Story.
  • MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated
  • Genre(s): Foreign
  • Run Time: 149min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 07/31/1995
  • DVD Release Date: 04/06/2004
  • Director(s): Cecil B. DeMille
  • Starring: Betty Hutton , Cornel Wilde , Charlton Heston , Dorothy Lamour , Gloria Grahame
  • Themes: Circuses & Carnivals
  • Tone: Atmospheric,Bright,Lavish,Sweeping,Warm,Flashy
  • Keywords: animal-trainer,circus,circus-performer,clown,doctor,euthanasia,injury,rival,romance,trapeze,trapeze-artist
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Story Frank Cavett Won
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Costume Design Miles White Nominated
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Story Fredric M. Frank Won
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Anne Bauchens Nominated
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Cecil B. DeMille Won
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Story Theodore St. John Won
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Costume Design Dorothy Jeakins Nominated
1952 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director Cecil B. DeMille Nominated

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1952 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Cinematography - Color George Barnes Won
1952 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama Won
1952 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director Cecil B. DeMille Won
1952 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Cinematography - Color J. Peverell Marley Won
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