Burt Lancaster

Character: PT Barnum

Hanna Schygulla

Character: Jenny Lind

Michael Higgins

Character: Phineas Taylor

Lorena Gale

Character: Joyce Heth

Sandor Raski

Character: Tom Thumb

Laura Press

Character: Charity

Kirsten Bishop

Character: Nancy

Deborah Hancock

Character: Caroline

Sean Hewitt

Character: Coley Draper

Richard Dumont

Character: Barnum

John Roney

Character: Young Barnum