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P.T. Barnum (1999)
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Lionel Chetwynd
In Theaters:9/12/1999
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Runtime:180 minutes
Studio:A+E Global Media, Hallmark Entertainment, Les Productions La Fête, Pacific Motion Pictures Corporation
Cast
Simon Wincer
Director
Beau Bridges
P.T. Barnum
Jordan Bridges
Young P.T. Barnum
Cynthia Dale
Charity
Natalie Radford
Young Charity
George Hamilton
Francis Olmsted
Henry Czerny
Greenwood
Charles Martin Smith
Beach
Josh Ryan Evans
(General) Tom Thumb
R.H. Thomson
James Anthony Bailey
Art Kitching
Samuel Hurd
Stephanie Morgenstern
Nancy (Fish)
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