BarnumMovie
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.
About Barnum
Barnum is a 1986 music, tv movie movie directed by Terry Hughes.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 53m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Michael Crawford, Eileen Battye, Michael Heath, Christina Collier. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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