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The greatest show on earth Cover Image DVD DVD

The greatest show on earth [DVD] / Paramount Pictures presents ; screenplay by Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Hutton, Betty, 1913-1995 (Added Author). Wilde, Cornel. (Added Author). Heston, Charlton. (Added Author). Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996 (Added Author). Grahame, Gloria. (Added Author). Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Added Author). Frank, Fredric M. (Fredric Maurice), 1911-1977 (Added Author). Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972 (Added Author). St. John, Theodore. (Added Author). Cavett, Frank. (Added Author). DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 (Added Author). Young, Victor, 1900-1956 (Added Author). Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Paramount Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charleton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart. (Cast).

Summary:

Interweaves the stories of several people while presenting the spectacle of circus life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792199030
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard format.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Video, 2004, c1952.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952.
Story by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John and Frank Cavett.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, George Barnes; edited by Anne Bauchens; music scoreby Victor Young.
Participant or Performer Note:
Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charleton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated by the MPAA.
5-adult BWI.
System Details Note:
DVD; mono.; region 1.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English.
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Award, Best picture, Best story, 1952

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Subject: Circus > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre: DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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