The Greatest Show on Earth
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The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American circus-themed drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Greatest Show on Earth canonical | 10 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth (screenplay) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572652 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Greatest Show on Earth Context triple: [Cecil B. DeMille, notableWork, The Greatest Show on Earth]
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A.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that presents the evidence for evolution in a clear, accessible, and comprehensive way.
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B.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth is the famous promotional tagline long associated with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, evoking its reputation for grand, spectacular entertainment.
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C.
Ever Since Darwin
Ever Since Darwin is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores evolution, natural history, and the history and philosophy of science.
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D.
Climbing Mount Improbable
Climbing Mount Improbable is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that explains the power of gradual evolution through natural selection using the metaphor of scaling a steep mountain via many small, feasible steps.
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E.
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation is a popular science book by Bill Nye that explains the evidence for evolution and argues against creationist views.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Greatest Show on Earth Target entity description: The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American circus-themed drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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A.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that presents the evidence for evolution in a clear, accessible, and comprehensive way.
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B.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth is the famous promotional tagline long associated with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, evoking its reputation for grand, spectacular entertainment.
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C.
Ever Since Darwin
Ever Since Darwin is a collection of essays by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores evolution, natural history, and the history and philosophy of science.
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D.
Climbing Mount Improbable
Climbing Mount Improbable is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that explains the power of gradual evolution through natural selection using the metaphor of scaling a steep mountain via many small, feasible steps.
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E.
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation is a popular science book by Bill Nye that explains the evidence for evolution and argues against creationist views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Picture
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Betty Hutton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlton Heston NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornel Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothy Lamour NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmett Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloria Grahame NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Wilcoxon NERFINISHED ⓘ James Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ringling North NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyle Bettger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer |
George Barnes
NERFINISHED
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J. Peverell Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editor | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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melodrama ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
circus life
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romantic rivalry ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Brad Braden
NERFINISHED
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Buttons the Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ Holly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-01-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 152 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Barré Lyndon
NERFINISHED
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Fredric M. Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore St. John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | circus ⓘ |
| title | The Greatest Show on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Greatest Show on Earth Description of subject: The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American circus-themed drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cecil B. DeMille
this entity surface form:
The Greatest Show on Earth (screenplay)