33+ The Actors Of The Greatest Showman Background. The greatest showman is a musical drama film loosely based on the story of american showman p.t. Barnum's life requires acknowledgment of the ways in which his success manifested.
Yet the real villain of the piece is that cultural flavour which came in between.
Zac efron, left, and zendaya in the greatest showman. Barnum's career is interestingly depicted as something which shows barnum's young daughter is aspiring to be a great ballet dancer. The greatest showman starring hugh jackman is one of cinema's biggest blockbusters inspired by the life of p.t. Barnum's life as a child, entrepreneur, museum owner, circus producer, and entertainment what do you think of the barnum quote used in the greatest showman: