Barnum
A Sucker is Born Every Minute!
Phineas T. Barnum looks back at his life, starting when he is just a little boy. The movie shows how he muddled through his life and how he finally became a successful circus-master. But to get there he had to risk everything he had and show enormous courage.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Phineas Taylor 'P.T.' Barnum
Hanna Schygulla
Jenny Lind
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John Roney
Young Barnum
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Sandor Raski
Tom Thumb
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Patty Maloney
Older Tom Thumb
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Laura Press
Charity Barnum
Kirsten Bishop
Nancy Fish Barnum
Michael Higgins
Phineas Taylor
Lorena Gale
Joyce Heth
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Deborah Hancock
Caroline Barnum
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Charles Gross
Composer
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Reginald H. Morris
Cinematographer