The Greatest Show on Earth
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!
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$4 000 000
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$36 000 000
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Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Lucille Ball was set to play the role of Angel, but she left the project upon discovering she was pregnant with her first child.
- There were opinions that “The Greatest Show on Earth” became the best film of the year due to the political situation in the United States in 1952. Cecil B. DeMille was one of the supporters of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who was persecuting communists at the time, while Carl Foreman, who was soon blacklisted in Hollywood, was the producer and screenwriter of “High Noon,” which was also nominated in the Best Picture category.
- Some believed that "The Greatest Show on Earth" became the best film of the year due to the political situation in the US in 1952. Cecil B. DeMille was a supporter of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who was persecuting communists at the time, while the producer and screenwriter of "High Noon," also nominated for Best Picture, was Carl Foreman, who was soon added to the Hollywood blacklist.
- Lucille Ball was supposed to play the role of Angel, but she left the project when she found out she was pregnant with her first child.
- The music for the song Lovely Luawana Lady was written by John Ringling North, who appeared as Brad's boss during a phone call. North was the nephew of the founders of the Ringling Brothers circus.
- 'The Greatest Show on Earth' was the first movie director and producer Steven Spielberg ever saw, and he cites it as one of the primary inspirations that led him to work in the film industry.
- The film is included in the book “The Official Razzie Guide: Watching the Best of the Worst Hollywood Films.” The general attitude towards the film is expressed by the opinion that it was a mistake on the part of the Academy to give it the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year.
- "The Greatest Show on Earth" was the first film seen by director and producer Steven Spielberg, and he cites it as one of the main inspirations that led him to work in the film industry.
- The music for the song 'Lovely Luawana Lady' was written by John Ringling North, who appeared as Brad's boss during a telephone conversation. North was the nephew of the Ringling brothers, the founders of the circus.
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