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The film’s successful behind-the-scenes formula was more or less copied in Trapeze (1956), The Big Circus (1959), The Big Show (1961), and Circus World (1964). The life of the world’s greatest circus showman was chronicled in 1934’s The Mighty Barnum and 1986’s Barnum, with Wallace Beery and Burt Lancaster in the title roles, respectively.
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- The Elephant Man (1980) Directed by David Lynch. Starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft. Biography, Drama (2h 4m) 8.2 on IMDb — 92% on RT. The tragic true story of Joseph Merrick begins at a Victorian freakshow, where the cruelly nicknamed "Elephant Man" was put on display in London's East End.
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- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Starring James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton. Drama, Family, Romance (2h 32m) 6.6 on IMDb — 50% on RT.
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5. Barnum! 19861h 53mNot Rated. 7.5 (246) Rate. TV Movie. Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus which was called The Greatest Show on Earth.
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7. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao. 1964 1h 40m Approved. 7.1 (5.5K) Rate. A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons. Director George Pal Stars Tony Randall Barbara Eden Arthur O'Connell. 8. The Last Circus. 2010 1h 47m R.
The Circus finally premiered in New York City on January 6, 1928, at the Strand Theatre, [12] and in Los Angeles on January 27 at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. [13] It came right at the beginning of the sound film era, [14] with the very first feature sound film, The Jazz Singer (1927), having been released just months earlier.
Films about the circus made since 1959 include Disney's Toby Tyler (1960), the B-movie Circus of Horrors (also in 1960); the musical film Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962); A Tiger Walks, a Disney film about a tiger that escapes from the circus; and Circus World (1964), starring John Wayne. In Hanna-Barbera's first animated film Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
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