The Greatest Show on Earth
Turkish title: Harikalar sirki
“The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!”
1952 · 2 h 32 min
Directed by 
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMilleCast
Charlton Heston 
Betty Hutton 
James Stewart
Credits
Written by: Fredric M. Frank
Plot
Rivalries, romances and disasters among the performers of a travelling circus.
Sinekatalog’s take
Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic won Best Picture, but is a spectacle-heavy melodrama. Charlton Heston and a train-wreck climax entertain, though the film's acclaim has aged poorly.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (17,635 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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