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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

The Smallest Show on Earth poster
Directed by
Basil Dearden
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple inherits a rundown and nearly bankrupt movie theater. They try to make it work with help from a group of eccentric employees.

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What happens

The Smallest Show on Earth (US: Big Time Operators) is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford and Bernard Miles. The screenplay was written by William Rose and John Eldridge from an original story by William Rose. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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