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"To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground. Subplots involve t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Greatest show on earth (Motion picture : 1952)
Corporate Authors: Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959, Frank, Fredric M. (Fredric Maurice), 1911-1977, Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972, St. John, Theodore, Cavett, Frank, Hutton, Betty, Wilde, Cornel, Heston, Charlton, Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996, Grahame, Gloria, Stewart, James, 1908-1997
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English or French soundtracks with optional English subtitles.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2004]
Series:Paramount DVD collection.
Subjects:
Circus > United States > Drama.
Aerialists > Drama.
Women circus performers > Drama.
Clowns > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows > Drama.
Feature films.
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Summary:"To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin!"--www.imdb.com.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Produced with the cooperation of Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Full screen presentation.
Not rated.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1952: Best Picture ; Best Writing, Motion Picture Story, Fredrick Frank, Theodore St. John/Frank Cavett.
Production Credits:Director of photography, George Barnes ; editor, Anne Bauchens ; music score, Victor Young ; costume designers, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White.
ISBN:0792199030
9780792199038