P.T. Barnum (1999)
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.
Director: Simon Wincer
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Beau Bridges as P.T. Barnum |
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Jordan Bridges as Young P.T. Barnum |
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Cynthia Dale as Charity |
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Natalie Radford as Young Charity |
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George Hamilton as Francis Olmsted |
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Henry Czerny as Greenwood |
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Charles Martin Smith as Beach |
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Josh Ryan Evans as (General) Tom Thumb |
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R.H. Thomson as James Anthony Bailey |
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Art Kitching as Samuel Hurd |
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Stephanie Morgenstern as Nancy (Fish) |
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Serge Houde as John Genin |
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Isabelle Cyr as Caroline (Barnum) |
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Bruce Dinsmore as David Thompson |
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Victoria Sanchez as Helen (Barnum) |
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Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as Pauline |
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Alain Goulem as Nathan Seely |
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Howard Ryshpan as James Heath |
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Alan Legros as Jamison |
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Jayne Heitmeyer as Jenny Lind |
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Harry Standjofski as Duncan |
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Lorena Gale as Joice Heth |
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Mark Camacho as Levi Lyman |
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Harry Hill as Deacon Peale |
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David Francis as Edward Everret |
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Philip Akin as Jeremiah |
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Michel Perron as R.W. Lindsay |
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Larry Day as John Mackie |
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Victoria Barkoff as Charity's Mother |
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Brody the Bear as Grizzly Adams Grizzly Bear |
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Alex Bisping as Fedders |
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Caesar the Lion as Circus Lion |
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Mark Ellis as Niven |
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Dawn Ford as Mother |
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Julia Garland as Miss Stratton |
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Patrick Keating as Pat |
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Boris Khodorkovsky as Musician |
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Sweeney MacArthur as Royal Guard |
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F. Braun McAsh as John Baldwin |
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Joel McNichol as Young Man |
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Howard Rosenstein as Dr. William Buchtel |
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Dennis St John as Beefeater |
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Carole B. Thomas as Waldmere Maid |
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Max Walker as Barnums Paperboy |
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Jeff Watson as Grizzly Adams |
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Tosca Zoppe as Equestrian Ballerina |
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Gabriel Darveau as Extra (uncredited) |
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Annabelle Torsein as Lady Making Purchase (uncredited) |
| Writing | Lionel Chetwynd | Writer |
| Directing | Simon Wincer | Director |
| Camera | Pierre Mignot | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hummie Mann | Original Music Composer |
