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The Greatest Showman

2017105 minENIMDb 7.5/10 · 354K votes

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

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REPRESENTED HISTORY

1830 → 1891

Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 4/5.

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P. T. BarnumMain Subject · Historical
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