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Barnum
The Prince of Humbug gives you a musical tour of his life!
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.
Where to watch Barnum
Barnum is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Fawesome, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free, Cineverse and Amazon MX Player.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
Cast
- Michael Crawford as Phineas Taylor Barnum
- Eileen Battye as Charity 'Chairy' Barnum
- Michael Heath as The Ringmaster
- Christina Collier as Jenny Lind
- Sharon Benson as Joice Heth
- Paul Miller as Tom Thumb
- Peter Barbour as Ensemble
- Sue Barbour as Ensemble
- Michael Cantwell as Ensemble
- Perry Davey as Ensemble
- James Francis Johnston as Ensemble
- Graham Fawcett as Ensemble
Details
- Director
- Terry Hughes
- Released
- December 26, 1986
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Music, TV Movie
- Studio
- BBC
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.0 / 10 from 6 votes
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