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Drame

Sortie France : 27 mars 1953
Première mondiale : 1952

2004

28/05/2015

Réalisateur et producteur :
Cecil B. DeMille

Scénaristes :
Fredric M. Frank
Barré Lyndon
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John (histoire)
Frank Cavett (histoire)
Jack Gariss (additional writer – non crédité)

Producteur :
Henry Wilcoxon (producteur associé)

Compositeur :
Victor Young

Directeur de la photographie :
George Barnes

Société de production :
Paramount Pictures

Voix :
Cecil B. DeMille (Narrateur)

Acteurs :
Betty Hutton (Holly)
Cornel Wilde (The Great Sebastian)
Charlton Heston (Brad Braden)
Dorothy Lamour (Phyllis)
Gloria Grahame (Angel)
Henry Wilcoxon (FBI Agent Gregory)
Lyle Bettger (Klaus)
Lawrence Tierney (Mr. Henderson)
Emmett Kelly
Cucciola
Antoinette Concello (Herself)
John Ringling North
Tuffy Genders
John Kellogg (Harry)
John Ridgely (Assistant Manager)
Frank Wilcox (Circus Doctor)
Robert Carson (Ringmaster)
Lillian Albertson (Buttons' Mother)
Julia Faye (Birdie)
James Stewart ('Buttons' A Clown)
Lou Jacobs
The Alzanas (Themselves)
Trisco
The Flying Artonys (Themselves)
Lilo Juston (Herself)
The Chaludis (Themselves)
The Idnavis (Themselves)
The Realles (Themselves)
The Fredonias (Themselves)
Luciana & Friedel (Themselves)
Buzzy Potts
Ernie Burch
Felix Adler
Paul Jerome
Miss Patricia (Herself)
Eddie Kohl
Tiebor's Sea Lions (Themselves)
Mroczkowski's Liberty Horses (Themselves)
The Zoppes (Themselves)
Bones Brown
Fay Alexander
The Flying Concellos (Themselves)
Lola Dobritch (Herself)
The Hemadas (Themselves)
Christy and Gorilla (Themselves)
Tonito
The Bokaras (Themselves)
Prince Paul
Jimmy Armstrong
Paul Horompo
Paul Jung
Charley Bell
Gilbert Reichert
C.H. Lindsey
Peterson's Dogs (Themselves)
Rix's Bears (Themselves)
Arthur Burson
La Norma (Herself)
Jeanne Sleeter (Herself)
Billy Snyder
The Flying Comets (Themselves)
Veronica Martell (Herself)
Miss Loni (Herself)
The Romigs (Themselves)
Rusty Parent (Herself)
The Maxellos (Themselves)
Martha Hunter (Herself)
Truzzi
Eugene Scott
James Barnes
Merle Evans
Frank McClosky
Mike Petrillo
Peter Grace
Bob Reynolds
George Werner
Lee Aaker (Little Boy Spectator)
Dorothy Adams (Sam's Wife)
Eric Alden (Canvas Man)
Erville Alderson (Spectator)
Stanley Andrews (Spectator)
Ross Bagdasarian (Spectator)
Vicki Bakken (Vicki)
Mary Bezemes (Minor Role)
Gladys Blake (Spectator)
Oliver Blake (Spectator)
William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy)
Ralph Brooks (Spectator)
Helen Brown (Spectator)
Jeanne Browning (Girl)
Arthur Q. Bryan (Spectator)
Donna Burke (Girl)
Bobby Burns (Spectator)
Paul E. Burns (Spectator)
Lonnie Burr (Little Boy Spectator)
Bruce Cameron (Bruce)
Charles D. Campbell (Spectator)
Frances Campbell (Minor Role)
Malcolm Cassell (Little Boy Spectator)
Iphigenie Castiglioni (Herself)
Lane Chandler (Dave)
Nathalie J. Christian (Minor Role)
Ken Christy (Tightrope Act Spectator)
Archie D. Clark (Train Engineer)
Davison Clark (Farmer Sam)
Ronnie Clark (Boy)
Lydia Clarke (Circus Girl)
Rocky Clinton (Barker)
Rus Conklin (Rus)
Gerald Courtemarche (Little Boy Spectator)
John Crawford (Jack – Circus Attendant)
Dorothy Crider (Dorothy)
Bing Crosby (Spectator)
Bob Crosby (Spectator)
Bobby Diamond (Little Boy Spectator)
Lester Dorr (Midway Game Barker)
Gloria Drew (Ann)
Jimmie Dundee (Utility Man – Stake Driver)
Claude Dunkin (Claude)
Don Dunning (Spectator)
Art Dupuis (Spectator)
Rosemary Dvorak (Rosemary)
Daisy Earles (Midget)
Bonnie Kay Eddy (Little Girl Spectator)
C.L. Elslander (Father C.L. Elslander)
Franklyn Farnum (Spectator)
Mary Field (Spectator)
Norman Field (Truesdale)
Elizabeth Fillman (Girl)
Bess Flowers (Spectator)
Kathleen Freeman (Spectator)
Mona Freeman (Spectator)
Gerry Ganzer (Spectator)
Nancy Gates (Spectator)
Slim Gaut (Circus Man)
Everett Glass (Board Member)
Joseph Granby (Spectator)
Greta Granstedt (Spectator)
Linda Green (Little Girl Spectator)
Otto Griebling (Circus Performer)
Dolores Hall (Circus Girl)
Scott H. Hall (Spectator)
William Hall (Bill)
John Hamer (Little Boy Spectator)
Chuck Hamilton (Ambulance Driver)
Peter Hansen (Spectator)
Charmienne Harker (Charmienne)
Joe Harper (Little Boy Spectator)
Kathleen Hartnagel (Little Girl Spectator)
Helene Hatch (Spectator)
Bradford Hatton (Osborne)
Jimmy Hawkins (Little Boy Spectator)
Erin Hennessey (Girl)
Patsy Henry (Girl)
William Henry (Little Boy Spectator)
Bette Hill (Girl)
Paula Hill (Spectator)
Fay Holderness (Spectator)
Ronny Hooker (Boy)
Bob Hope (Spectator)
Jerry James (Spectator)
Adele Cook Johnson (Mable)
Brad Johnson (Reporter)
Van Johnson (Spectator)
Lorna Jordon (Lorna)
Frances Karath (Little Girl Spectator)
Milton Kibbee (Pickpocket Victim)
Mona Knox (Mona)
Fred Kohler Jr. (Train Fireman)
Ethan Laidlaw (Hank)
Larry Lapham (Minor Role)
Rudy Lee (Little Boy Spectator)
Herbert Lytton (Foreman)
George Magrill (Circus Man)
Anthony Marsh (Tony)
Sydney Mason (Carson)
Gay McEldowney (Gay)
Pattie McKenzie (Girl)
Peggy McKim (Little Girl Spectator)
James McNally (Spectator)
William Meader (Spectator)
David M. Mee (Little Boy)
Frank Meredith (Train Engineer)
John Merton (Chuck)
Gertrude Messinger (Gertrude)
Patricia Michon (Patricia)
Royce Milne (Little Girl Spectator)
Ralph Montgomery (Spectator)
Beverly Mook (Little Girl Spectator)
Lyle Moraine (Spectator)
Clarence Nash (Spectator)
Howard Negley (Truck Boss)
Noel Neill (Noel)
Ottola Nesmith (Spectator)
Joel Nestler (Little Boy Spectator)
David Newell (Spectator)
Eric Nielsen (Little Boy Spectator)
Noralee Norman (Little Girl Spectator)
Judy Nugent (Little Girl Spectator)
Edmond O'Brien (Midway Barker at End)
Susan Odin (Little Girl Spectator)
Sammy Ogg (Little Boy Spectator)
Ruth Packard (Spectator)
John Parrish (Jack Lawson)
Luce Potter (Midget)
Hugh Prosser (Hugh)
Harry Raven (Circus Man)
Keith Richards (Keith – Circus Attendant)
Bruce Riley Jr. (Boy)
William J. Riley (Policeman)
Peter Roman (Little Boy Spectator)
Angelo Rossitto (Midget)
Gladys Rosson (Spectator)
Robert E. Royal (Policeman)
William Ruhl (Circus Barker)
Robert W. Rushing (Policeman)
Russell Saunders (Circus Man)
Syd Saylor (Circus Barker)
Ritz Schroder (Harlequin)
Queenie Smith (Spectator)
Squeaky (Squeaky)
Robert St. Angelo (Spectator)
Mabel Stark (Spectator)
Robert R. Stephenson (Spectator)
Tony Taylor (Little Boy Spectator)
Roland Tiebor (Sea Lion Trainer)
Nina Torres (Girl)
Stuart Torres (Little Boy Spectator)
Dale Van Sickel (Man in Train Wreck)
Dorothy Vernon (Spectator)
Judith Ann Vroom (Little Girl Spectator)
Wally Walker (Spectator)
Gil Warren (Minor Role)
Beverly Washburn (Little Girl Spectator)
Joan Whitney (Spectator)
Josephine Whittell (Spectator)
Kay Wiley (Spectator)
Dickie June Williams (Girl)
Robert N. Wilson (Motorcycle Cop)
Robin Winans (Little Boy Spectator)
Christine Wright (Spectator)
Fred Zendar (Spectator)
Alberto Zoppe (Trick Rider)

Résumé

Brad Braden est un intransigeant directeur de cirque dont le seul but est que le spectacle puisse continuer, quoiqu'il arrive. Mais son chapiteau est sur le point de connaitre de grosses difficultés : il décide alors d'engager « le grand Sébastien », un audacieux trapéziste, afin de redorer le blason du cirque. Le talent de ce dernier provoque tout à la fois la jalousie et l'admiration de Dolly, la petite amie de Braden, jusqu'alors reine du trapèze. Ensemble, ils montent un numéro exceptionnel et rivalisent dans les airs en défiant la mort. Peu à peu le cœur de Dolly se met à balancer entre Brad et Sébastien. Ajoutez à cela un dresseur d'éléphant jaloux, des trafiquant et un adorable clown au lourd passé.

Statistiques

6/6	JPR, janoel17
5/6	droudrou, starlight, sépia,, jeff94

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