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The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey from a screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, based on an original story by Bicks. The film stars Hugh Jackman , Zac Efron , Michelle Williams , Rebecca Ferguson , and Zendaya .
Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb", was an American with dwarfism who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P. T. Barnum.
He made his film debut in the historical drama musical film The Greatest Showman, he played Charles Stratton, a dwarf performer who is also known by his stage name of General Tom Thumb. As he was taller than the real Tom Thumb, he had to walk on his knees and his voice was digitally altered to sound deeper. [citation needed] [5]
The Oddities – including Tom Thumb, trapeze artist siblings Ann and WD (Zendaya and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), Dog Boy, a giant, a strongman, and more – are the heart and soul of this movie ...
Barnum is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman.It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies.
She played Jenny Lind in the musical film The Greatest Showman (2017), starred in the horror films Life (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019), and had supporting parts in the comedy-drama Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), the thriller The Girl on the Train (2016), and the science fiction films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).
He used the museum as a platform to promote hoaxes and human curiosities such as the Fiji mermaid and General Tom Thumb. [4] In 1850, he promoted the American tour of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind , paying her an unprecedented $1,000, equivalent to $36,624 in 2023, per night for 150 nights.
In August 2011, 20th Century Fox announced that a biographical musical drama film entitled The Greatest Showman was in development. [75] Michael Gracey was set to direct, with Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon as writers. [76] Hugh Jackman plays P.T. Barnum, and produced the film, [75] with Michelle Williams portraying Barnum's wife, Charity. [77]