Summary
The Smallest Show on Earth is a British film comedy first released in 1957,
directed by Basil Dearden.
The film stars Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers and Bernard Miles.
It has also been released under the title: Big Time Operators.
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Credits
- Director: Basil Dearden
- Script: William Rose, John Eldridge
- Photo: Douglas Slocombe
- Music: William Alwyn
- Cast: Virginia McKenna (Jean Spenser), Bill Travers (Matt Spenser), Margaret Rutherford (Mrs. Fazackalee), Peter Sellers (Leslie Quill), Bernard Miles (Old Tom), Francis De Wolff (Albert Hardcastle), Leslie Phillips (Robin Carter), June Cunningham (Marlene Hogg), Sid James (Mr. Hogg), George Cross (Commissionaire), George Cormack (Bell), Stringer Davis (Emmett), Michael Corcoran (Taxi Driver), John Bush (Cast member), Marian Collins (Ice-Cream Girl), Liz Fraser (Girl in cinema), Frazer Hines (Cast member), Billy Lawrence (Cast member), John Pike (Cast member), Lynne Roberts (Cast member), Michael Scoble (Cast member), Leslie Slysz (Cast member)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 80 min; B&W
- Aka: Big Time Operators
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