Barnum

12/26/1986

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1hr 53min

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Music

,TV Movie

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Michael Crawford
  • Eileen Battye
  • Michael Heath
  • Christina Collier
  • Sharon Benson

    Directors

  • Joe Layton
  • Peter Coe
  • Wendy Toye
  • Terry Hughes

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English