P.T. Barnum
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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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Beau Bridges
P.T. Barnum
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Josh Ryan Evans
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James Anthony Bailey
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Stephanie Morgenstern
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Simon Wincer Director · Lionel Chetwynd Writer Hummie Mann Composer
United States release September 12, 1999 · Produced in United States · Production Hallmark Entertainment, Les Productions La Fête
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A+E Global Media
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Hallmark Entertainment
Production
Les Productions La Fête
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Pacific Motion Pictures Corporation
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 12, 1999
TV
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