The greatest show on Earth
A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck.
| Corporate Authors: | Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows. |
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| Other Authors: | Frank, Fredric M. 1911-1977 (Screenwriter), Lyndon, BarreĢ, 1896-1972 (Screenwriter), St. John, Theodore (Screenwriter), Cavett, Frank (Screenwriter), Hutton, Betty (Actor), Wilde, Cornel (Actor), Heston, Charlton (Actor), Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996 (Actor), Grahame, Gloria (Actor), Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Actor), Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984 (Actor), Bettger, Lyle, 1915-2003 (Actor), Tierney, Lawrence, 1919-2002 (Actor), Kelly, Emmett, 1898-1979 (Actor), Concello, Antoinette (Actor), Barnes, George, 1892-1953 (director of photography.), Young, Victor, 1900-1956 (composer (expression)), Head, Edith (Costume designer), Jeakins, Dorothy (Costume designer), White, Miles, 1914-2000 (Costume designer) |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Published: |
Hollywood, Calif. :
Paramount,
2004.
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| Series: |
Paramount DVD collection.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck. "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!"--Rod Crawford, www.imdb.com. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952. "Produced with the cooperation of Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus"--Opening frames. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time: |
02:32:00 |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Audience: |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Awards: |
1952 Academy Awards: Best Picture ; Best Writing, Motion Picture Story. |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, George Barnes ; art directors, Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler ; editor, Anne Bauchens ; music score, Victor Young ; costume designers, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White. |
| ISBN: |
0792199049 9780792199045 0792199030 9780792199038 9786317033573 6317033579 |
| Access: |
For private home use only. |