Water for Elephants

“Life is the most spectacular show on earth.”

Released: 2011

PLOT

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

IMDB RATING

6.936

DIRECTOR

Francis Lawrence

WRITER

- Richard LaGravenese

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🕓Running time: 2h 2m

💰Budget: $38,000,000

🎫Revenue: $117,094,902

Actors

Robert Pattinson

Robert PattinsonJacob Jankowski

Reese Witherspoon

Reese WitherspoonMarlena Rosenbluth

Christoph Waltz

Christoph WaltzAugust Rosenbluth

Paul Schneider

Paul SchneiderCharlie

Jim Norton

Jim NortonCamel

Hal Holbrook

Hal HolbrookOld Jacob

Donna W. Scott

Donna W. ScottBarbara

Richard Brake

Richard BrakeGrady

Stephen Monroe Taylor

Stephen Monroe TaylorWade

Mark Povinelli

Mark PovinelliKinko / Walter

Ken Foree

Ken ForeeEarl

Scott MacDonald

Scott MacDonaldBlackie

James Frain

James FrainRosie's Caretaker

Sam Anderson

Sam AndersonMr. Hyde

John Aylward

John AylwardMr. Erwin

Brad Greenquist

Brad GreenquistMr. Robinson

Tim Guinee

Tim GuineeDiamond Joe

E.E. Bell

E.E. BellCecil the Barker

Kyle Jordan

Kyle JordanRuss

Aleksandra Kaniak

Aleksandra KaniakMrs. Jankowski

Ilia Volok

Ilia VolokMr. Jankowski

Bruce Gray

Bruce GrayProctor

Jim Jansen

Jim JansenDean Wilkins

James Keane

James KeaneChaplain

Ivo Nandi

Ivo NandiGrocer

Karynn Moore

Karynn MooreCatherine Hale

Andrew Connolly

Andrew ConnollyWeehawken Officer

Doug McDougal

Doug McDougalBig Top Band Leader

Tracy Phillips

Tracy PhillipsCoochie Girl (Nell)

Michelle LaVon

Michelle LaVonCoochie Girl

Rowan O'Hara

Rowan O'HaraStampede Girl

Uggie

UggieQueenie

Ice

IceSilver Star

Major

MajorRex

Chris Grabher

Chris GrabherClown

Tatum Etheridge

Tatum EtheridgeJacob's Daughter

Chris Blim

Chris BlimBig Top Band

William Morse

William MorseBig Top Band

Glen McDougal

Glen McDougalBig Top Band

Stefan Rollins

Stefan RollinsBig Top Band

Sita Acevedo

Sita AcevedoCircus Performer

Danny Castle

Danny CastleCircus Performer

Aloysia Gavre

Aloysia GavreCircus Performer

Chobi Gyorgy

Chobi GyorgyCircus Performer

Bianca Sapetto

Bianca SapettoCircus Performer

Katia Sereno

Katia SerenoCircus Performer

Vladimir Sizov

Vladimir SizovCircus Performer

Lee-Anne Telford

Lee-Anne TelfordCircus Performer

Sebastien Stella

Sebastien StellaCircus Performer

Dreya Weber

Dreya WeberCircus Performer

Russ Stark

Russ StarkCircus Performer

Molly O'Neill

Molly O'NeillShowgirl

Kacie Borrowman

Kacie BorrowmanShowgirl

Shannon Freyer

Shannon FreyerShowgirl

Kelsey McNamee

Kelsey McNameeShowgirl

Tara Ferguson

Tara FergusonShowgirl

Brad Potts

Brad PottsSideshow

Mary Newman

Mary NewmanSideshow

Jackie Zane

Jackie ZaneSideshow

Kacie Borrowman

Kacie BorrowmanSideshow

Robert Kestler

Robert KestlerCircus Roustabout

Julianna Piechoczek

Julianna PiechoczekFoxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Ashley Palmer

Ashley PalmerFoxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Melissa Johnston

Melissa JohnstonFoxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Sarah Karijan

Sarah KarijanSpeakeasy Socialite (uncredited)

Rob Crites

Rob CritesSideshow

Jonathan Moore

Jonathan MooreSideshow

Larry Gómez

Larry GómezSideshow (as Gabriel Ramos-Gomez)

Aryiel Hartman

Aryiel HartmanCoochie Girl

Eddie Medrano

Eddie MedranoClown

Stephen Simon

Stephen SimonClown

Duff Dugan

Duff DuganBig Top Band

Joe Langer

Joe LangerBig Top Band

Evan Silverman

Evan SilvermanBig Top Band

Beresford Bennett

Beresford BennettSideshow Band

Johnny Britt

Johnny BrittSideshow Band

Garnett Brown

Garnett BrownSideshow Band

George Harper

George HarperSideshow Band

Todd Cochran

Todd CochranSpeakeasy Jazz Band

Keith Fiddmont

Keith FiddmontSpeakeasy Jazz Band

Karl Vincent

Karl VincentSpeakeasy Jazz Band

Bonzai

BonzaiHyena

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