The Greatest Show on Earth is melodramatic, short on plot, excessively lengthy and bogged down with clichés, but not without a certain innocent charm.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Cecil B. DeMille -
Producer -
Cecil B. DeMille -
Screenwriter -
Fredric M. Frank , Theodore St. John , Frank Cavett , Fredric M. Frank , Barré Lyndon , Theodore St. John -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures -
Genre -
Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 10, 1952, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2011 -
Runtime -
2h 32m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.37:1)