The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Greatest Show on Earth |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Awards |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
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Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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| Title for Swedish DVD release |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Camera Operator |
Cast
| Betty Hutton | Holly | ||
| Cornel Wilde | Sebastian | ||
| Charlton Heston | Brad | ||
| Dorothy Lamour | Phyllis | ||
| Gloria Graham | Angel | ||
| James Stewart | Buttons | ||
| Lyle Bettger | Klaus | ||
| Henry Wilcoxon | FBI-agenten | ||
| Lawrence Tierney | Henderson | ||
| Emmett Kelly | Emmett Kelly | ||
| Cucciola | Cucciola | ||
| Antoinette Concello | Antoinette Concello | ||
| John Ringling North | John Ringling North |
Companies
| Production Company | Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus | ||
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| Paramount Pictures Corporation | (i samarb m) | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | 1952 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 88959 |
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| Date | 1962-05-09 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 3490 meters |
| Censorship number | 88959 |
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| Date | 1956-10-17 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 4120 meters |
| Censorship number | 80531 |
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| Date | 1952-04-22 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4170 meters |
Technical specifications
| Colour type | Colour |
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| Frames per second | 24 |
Release dates
| Release in Stockholm | 1952-12-19 | Saga | Sweden | 152 min | ||
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| TV showing | 1995-11-12 | Femman | Sweden | |||
| 1998-04-08 | Kanal 5 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release (rental) | 2007-02-21 | Sweden |
Awards
| Academy Award of Merit | Hollywood | 1952 | (bästa film) |
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Related films
| Precious Images (1986) | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Larger than 80 x 110 cm |
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| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Designed by | GöstaX Åberg |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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