Where to watch The Greatest Show on Earth in the United States
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can watch The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
A circus manager's decision to hire a star performer sparks a dangerous rivalry between the newcomer and the troupe's reigning trapeze artist. This competitive tension transforms the big top into a battlefield of romantic pursuit and aerial acrobatics.
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Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Cast
Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly
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The Greatest Show on Earth
You can watch The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.4/10
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50%
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Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Cast
Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly
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