---
title: 'The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Basil Dearden'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-smallest-show-on-earth-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050985/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

1957 · 80 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Smallest Show on Earth 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Basil Dearden](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden)
- **Screenplay:** [William Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-rose)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Producer:** [Sidney Gilliat](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-gilliat), [Frank Launder](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-launder), [Michael Relph](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-relph)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)
- **Editor:** [Oswald Hafenrichter](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-hafenrichter)

## Cast

- [Francis de Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-de-wolff)
- [Bernard Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-miles)
- [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers)
- [Leslie Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-phillips)
- [Virginia McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-mckenna)
- [Margaret Rutherford](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-rutherford)

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