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The Greatest Show on Earth Cast & Crew

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

NR 1952 · 2h 32m
63
Audience
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63
Audience
Starring Cast
B
Betty Hutton
Holly
C
Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian
C
Charlton Heston
Brad Braden
D
Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis
G
Gloria Grahame
Angel
J
James Stewart
Buttons
Key crew
Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Screenplay
Fredric M. Frank , Theodore St. John , Barré Lyndon
Story
Theodore St. John , Fredric M. Frank , Frank Cavett
Producers
Cecil B. DeMille
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
George Barnes
Editor
Anne Bauchens
Costume design
Dorothy Jeakins , Edith Head

Full cast

51 cast members

Crew by department

28 crew members

Other

Polly Burson
Stunts
John Ringling North
Technical Advisor
Jack Gariss
Additional Writing
J. Peverell Marley
Additional Photography
W. Wallace Kelley
Additional Photography