Barnum

7.5

/10

1h 53mBiography Music Musical Drama

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.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... Read more

Starring Michael Crawford, Eileen Battye, Michael Heath, Christina Collier, Sharon Benson, Paul Miller, Peter Barbour, Sue Barbour, Michael Cantwell, Perry Davey

Watch "Barnum" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Fandor, Fandor (Prime) and several more released in 1986. It's a biography and music movie, and has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.