Cecil B. DeMille directed this over-the-top production about the people and the behind the scenes activity in the circus. It has some decent acting (Gloria Grahame is my favorite) and many extended performance scenes that I found really boring.
This film won the Best Picture Oscar - and there had to have been a better picture than this in 1952. This movie is cheesy, melodramatic and it doesn't hold up well. If you only have a few hours and want to watch a classic, pick up anything by Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger or Hitchcock and you will be better served than watching this film.
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