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P.T. Barnum (1999)

P.T. Barnum (1999)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1999, September 12
Directors: Simon Wincer
Countries: United States of America
Production: A+E Global Media, Hallmark Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Les Productions La Fête, Les Productions La Fête, Pacific Motion Pictures Corporation, Pacific Motion Pictures Corporation
Cast: Henry Czerny, Mark Camacho, Larry Day, Max Walker, Harry Standjofski, Alex Bisping, George Hamilton, Charles Martin Smith, Dennis St John, David Francis, Art Kitching, Lorena Gale

Overview:

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.