Il più grande spettacolo del mondo (1952)
Il famoso acrobata Sebastian è assunto dal circo Bradley, con disappunto di Olly, stella dello spettacolo. Tra i due si crea una forte rivalità. Offeso dalle insinuazioni della sua rivale, Sebastian decide di fare il numero senza rete, ma cade e resta con un braccio paralizzato. Olly, pentita, cerca di farsi perdonare con il suo amore. Rutilante affresco circense firmato Cecil B. De Mille, pieno di colpi di scnea e tuttavia piuttosto statico. Oscar per il miglior film e per il soggetto.
Direttore:
Cecil B. DeMille
Scrittori:
Theodore St. John, Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon.
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Betty Hutton as Holly |
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Cornel Wilde as The Great Sebastian |
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Charlton Heston as Brad Braden |
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Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis |
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Gloria Grahame as Angel |
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James Stewart as Buttons |
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Henry Wilcoxon as Agent Gregory |
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Lyle Bettger as Klaus |
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Lawrence Tierney as Mr. Henderson |
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Emmett Kelly as Emmett Kelly |
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Cucciola as Cucciola |
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Antoinette Concello as Antoinette Concello |
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John Ringling North as John Ringling North |
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Tuffy Genders as Tuffy Genders |
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John Kellogg as Harry |
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John Ridgely as Assistant Manager |
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Frank Wilcox as Doctor |
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Robert Carson as The Ringmaster |
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Lillian Albertson as Buttons' Mother |
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Julia Faye as Birdie |
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Cecil B. DeMille as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Lou Jacobs as Clown (uncredited) |
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Brad Jackson as Ringside Reporter (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited) |
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Davison Clark as Sam (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Adams as Sam's Wife (uncredited) |
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Arthur Q. Bryan as Ice-Cream Eating Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bing Crosby as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bob Hope as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mona Freeman as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman as Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited) |
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Beverly Washburn as Little Girl Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lee Aaker as Little Boy Spectator (uncredited) |
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Erville Alderson as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Nancy Gates as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bob Crosby as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Dave (uncredited) |
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Edmond O'Brien as Midway Barker at End (uncredited) |
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Eric Alden as Canvas Man (uncredited) |
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Noel Neill as Noel (uncredited) |
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Syd Saylor as Circus Barker (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
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Daisy Earles as Midget (uncredited) |
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Luce Potter as Midget (uncredited) |
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Angelo Rossitto as Dwarf (uncredited) |
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Kay Wiley as (uncredited) |
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Lillian O'Malley as Spectator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Writing | Theodore St. John | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fredric M. Frank | Screenplay |
| Crew | Polly Burson | Stunts |
| Writing | Frank Cavett | Story |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Writing | Barré Lyndon | Screenplay |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Fredric M. Frank | Story |
| Production | Henry Wilcoxon | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Writing | Theodore St. John | Story |
| Crew | Jack Gariss | Additional Writing |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Directing | Edward Salven | Assistant Director |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Sound | Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Crew | John Ringling North | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Arthur Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | W. Wallace Kelley | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
