P.T. Barnum vs. The Greatest Showman | True Story vs. Movie

How accurate is The Greatest Showman movie? We compare the true story of P.T. Barnum to the Hugh Jackman musical. Was P.T. Barnum and Jenny Lind's romance real? In exploring The Greatest Showman true story, we also reveal whether Phillip Carlyle and Anne Wheeler (Zac Efron and Zendaya) were based on real people. Did the Barnum American Museum burn down? Also, meet the real Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind, P.T. Barnum's wife Charity, General Tom Thumb, the Bearded Lady Annie Jones (renamed Lettie Lutz), the Dog-Faced Boy Fedor Jeftichew, and the Tattooed Man George Costentenus. Find out if P.T. Barnum is portrayed accurately in the movie.

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