More Details

Summary:

A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus, and includes an incredible train wreck.

Contributors:

Hutton, Betty

Wilde, Cornel

Heston, Charlton

Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996

Stewart, James, 1908-1997

Grahame, Gloria

DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959

Young, Victor, 1900-1956

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Paramount Home Video (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Subjects:

Circus — United States — Drama

Circus

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Action and adventure films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

VHS.

Performers:

Cast: Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Jimmy Stewart, Gloria Grahame.

Production Credits:

Producer/director, Cecil B. DeMille ; music, Victor Young.

General Notes:

Produced with the cooperation of Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Videocassette release of the 1952 motion picture.
Academy Awards, 1953: Best Picture (Cecil B. DeMille); Best Writing, Motion Picture Story (Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett).
Golden Globes, 1953: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Director (Cecil B. DeMille); Best Cinematography - Color (George Barnes, J. Peverell Marley).

Physical Description:

2 videocassettes (149 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 5897

ISBNs:

0792105621

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Paramount Home Video: 6617

OCLC Numbers:

25678239