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The Smallest Show On Earth. Image shows from L to R: Leslie Quill (Peter Sellers), Jean Spenser (Virginia McKenna), Matt Spenser (Bill Travers)
The Smallest Show On Earth

The Smallest Show On Earth

  • 1957 film

A couple inherit a cinema and are shocked to find a decrepit building. Stars Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles and more.

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Cast & crew credits

Cast
Virginia McKenna Jean Spenser
Bill Travers Matt Spenser
Peter Sellers Leslie Quill
Margaret Rutherford Mrs. Fazackalee
Bernard Miles Old Tom
Francis De Wolff Albert Hardcastle
Sid James (as Sidney James) Mr. Hogg
George Cross Commissionaire
June Cunningham Marlene Hogg
Leslie Phillips Robin Carter
Writing team
William Rose Writer
John Eldridge Writer
Production team
Basil Dearden Director
Michael Relph Producer
Leslie Gilliat Associate Producer
Oswald Hafenrichter Editor
Allan Harris Production Designer
Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography
Anthony Mendleson Costume Designer
William Alwyn Composer
Eddie Pike 1st Assistant Director

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