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The Greatest Show on Earth

1952 film by Cecil B. DeMille
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The Greatest Show on Earth
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Summary

The Greatest Show on Earth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,711 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Story[4]
  • Director: Cecil B. DeMille[5]
  • Screenwriter: Fredric M. Frank[6], Barré Lyndon[7], Theodore St. John[8]
  • Composer: Victor Young[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10]
  • Cast member: Gloria Grahame[11], Charlton Heston[12], James Stewart[13], Betty Hutton[14], Dorothy Lamour[15], Cornel Wilde[16], Lyle Bettger[17], Henry Wilcoxon[18], Lawrence Tierney[19], Lillian Albertson[20], William Boyd[21], Bing Crosby[22], Cecil B. DeMille[23], Kathleen Freeman[24]
  • Producer: Cecil B. DeMille[25], Henry Wilcoxon[26]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[27]
  • Director of photography: George Barnes[28], John Peverell Marley[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: The Greatest Show on Earth (film)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 5.9/10[33], 50%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1952[37], December 19, 1952[38]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[39], Netflix[40], Bullee Trading[41]
  • Filming location: Philadelphia[42]
  • Film editor: Anne Bauchens[43]
  • Described by source: The 200 films to see before you almost grow up[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director[45], Academy Award for Best Story[46], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[47], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[48], Academy Award for Best Picture[49]
  • Title: The Greatest Show on Earth[50]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[51]
  • Duration: 152 minutes[52]

Why It Matters

The Greatest Show on Earth has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did The Greatest Show on Earth receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3] and Academy Award for Best Story[4].

Related Entities

Betty Hutton Bing Crosby Bob Hope Cecil B. DeMille Charlton Heston Cornel Wilde Dorothy Lamour Edith Head Edmond O'Brien film Gloria Grahame James Stewart United States Van Johnson William Boyd

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . newslibrary.naver.com. newslibrary.naver.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Q117078425. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el',
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Hal Pereira
    Described by source → The 200 films to see before you almost grow up
    Publication date → +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1952-12-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John
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