Barnum (1986)
3.4 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 53min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- "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.
- Actors:
- Burt Lancaster, Hanna Schygulla, John Roney, Sandor Raski, Patty Maloney, Laura Press, Kirsten Bishop, Michael Higgins, Lorena Gale, Deborah Hancock, Andrew Bednarski, Joe Cazalet, Rob Roy, Bronwen Mantel, Sean Hewitt, Shawn Lawrence, Philip Spensley, Chris Wiggins, John McCorkell, Harry Hill
- Directors:
- Lee Philips
- Writers:
- Michael Norell
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- Getting to Know: Burt Lancaster
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