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Barnum

"A Sucker is Born Every Minute!"

70
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G 1986 · 1h 30m
Drama, TV Movie
Starring Burt Lancaster · Hanna Schygulla · Michael Higgins
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The amazing biography of legendary circus impresario and unparalleled showman, P.T. Barnum.

Director
Lee Phillips
Producers
David J. Patterson, Robert Halmi Sr.
Studio
Filmline International, Halcyon Studios
Keywords
circus biography family
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Cast

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B
Burt Lancaster
PT Barnum
H
Hanna Schygulla
Jenny Lind
M
Michael Higgins
Phineas Taylor
L
Lorena Gale
Joyce Heth
L
Laura Press
Charity
K
Kirsten Bishop
Nancy
D
Deborah Hancock
Caroline
S
Sean Hewitt
Coley Draper
R
Richard Dumont
Barnum
J
John Roney
Young Barnum

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