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Credits Distributed by 20th Century Fox Production companies Laurence Mark Productions Chernin Entertainment TSG Entertainment Directed by Michael Gracey Screenplay by Jenny Bicks Bill Condon Story by Jenny Bicks Produced by Laurence Mark Peter Chernin Jenno Topping Starring Hugh Jackman Zac Efron Michelle Williams Rebecca Ferguson Zendaya Cinematography Seamus McGarvey Edited by Tom Cross Robert Duffy Joe Hutshing Michael McCusker Jon Poll Spencer Susser Music by John Debney Joseph Trapanese Synopsis As a child, P. T. Barnum and his tailor father Philo work for the Hallett family. Barnum falls for the Halletts� daughter Charity. When Charity attends finishing school, she and Barnum write to each other until reuniting as adults. They eventually marry and raise two daughters Caroline and Helen in New York City. They live a humble life; though Charity is happy, Barnum craves more. Barnum loses his shipping clerk job when the company goes bankrupt, due to a typhoon that sank all the sanctions. He later secures a bank loan, deceptively using his former employer's lost ships as "collateral". He opens Barnum's American Museum in downtown Manhattan which features various wax figures. Ticket sales are slow, so Caroline and Helen suggest showcasing something "alive". Barnum adds "freak" performers, such as bearded lady Lettie Lutz and dwarf man Charles Stratton. This garners higher attendance, but also protests and poor reviews from well-known critic James Gordon Bennett. Barnum renames his venture, "Barnum's Circus" and recruits playwright Phillip Carlyle to help generate publicity. Phillip is mesmerized by the African American trapeze artist, Anne Wheeler, but he hides his feelings. Phillip arranges for Barnum and his troupe to meet Queen Victoria. Barnum persuades famed Swedish singer Jenny Lind to tour America, with him as her manager. Lind's American debut is a success. During her song, Phillip's parents see him and Anne holding hands. As Barnum gains favor with aristocratic patrons, he distances himself from his troupe, advising them to work without him. Dejected, they decide to stand against their local harassers. A recovering Phillip offers his share of the profits to help Barnum rebuild the circus in exchange for becoming a full partner, which Barnum readily accepts. To economize, Barnum transforms the enterprise into an open-air tent circus. The revamped circus is a huge success and Barnum has Phillip take his place as the ringmaster so the former can spend more time with his family. Barnum leaves the circus early and arrives on an elephant to attend Caroline and Helen's ballet recital. The movie ends with a quote from P.T. Barnum that reads "The noblest art is that of making people happy".