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Barnum (1986)

ALL 12/26/1986 (en) Music, TV Movie 113 Min
  • Release
    12/26/1986
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato
    68%
  • Original title
    Barnum
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

The Prince of Humbug gives you a musical tour of his life!

Overview

Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus which was called The Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum is a defender of "the noble art of humbug" with a philosophy, and has a free wheeling ambition to make a fortune. He buys the oldest woman in the world, named Joyce Heath, as a sideshow attraction. Barnum builds a museum of curiosities supported by his wife Charity, who would like him to settle down.

  1. Terry Hughes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Sillitto

    Editor

  4. Harold Fielding

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Michael Crawford

    Phineas Taylor Barnum

  2. Eileen Battye

    Charity 'Chairy' Barnum

  3. Michael Heath

    The Ringmaster

  4. Christina Collier

    Jenny Lind

  5. Sharon Benson

    Joice Heth

  6. Paul Miller

    Tom Thumb

  7. Peter Barbour

    Ensemble

  8. Sue Barbour

    Ensemble

  9. Michael Cantwell

    Ensemble

  10. Perry Davey

    Ensemble

  11. James Francis Johnston

    Ensemble

  12. Graham Fawcett

    Ensemble

  13. Richard Gauntlett

    Ensemble

  14. Paul Goddard

    Ensemble

  15. Alan Heap

    Ensemble

  16. Amanda Newman

    Ensemble

  17. Joanne Robley-Dixon

    Ensemble

  18. Nadine Shenton

    Ensemble

  19. Debbie Steel

    Ensemble

  20. Christopher Talman

    Ensemble

  21. Jane Watts

    Ensemble

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 21 , Crews : 30

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Barnum (1986) 113 Min

ALL 12/26/1986 (en)
Music, TV Movie
  • Release 12/26/1986
  • Production
    BBC
  • Original title Barnum
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The Prince of Humbug gives you a musical tour of his life!

Overview

Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus which was called The Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum is a defender of "the noble art of humbug" with a philosophy, and has a free wheeling ambition to make a fortune. He buys the oldest woman in the world, named Joyce Heath, as a sideshow attraction. Barnum builds a museum of curiosities supported by his wife Charity, who would like him to settle down.

  1. Terry Hughes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Sillitto

    Editor

  4. Harold Fielding

    Producer



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