Norway / Apr 15, 2011 / 18
Life is the most spectacular show on earth.
2h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Brake | Grady |
| Stephen Monroe Taylor | Wade |
| Mark Povinelli | Kinko / Walter |
| Ken Foree | Earl |
| Scott MacDonald | Blackie |
| James Frain | Rosie's Caretaker |
| Sam Anderson | Mr. Hyde |
| John Aylward | Mr. Erwin |
| Brad Greenquist | Mr. Robinson |
| Tim Guinee | Diamond Joe |
| E.E. Bell | Cecil the Barker |
| Kyle Jordan | Russ |
| Aleksandra Kaniak | Mrs. Jankowski |
| Ilia Volok | Mr. Jankowski |
| Bruce Gray | Proctor |
| Jim Jansen | Dean Wilkins |
| James Keane | Chaplain |
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| Ivo Nandi | Grocer |
| Karynn Moore | Catherine Hale |
| Andrew Connolly | Weehawken Officer |
| Doug McDougal | Big Top Band Leader |
| Tracy Phillips | Coochie Girl (Nell) |
| Michelle LaVon | Coochie Girl |
| Rowan O'Hara | Stampede Girl |
| Uggie | Queenie |
| Ice | Silver Star |
| Major | Rex |
| Chris Grabher | Clown |
| Tatum Etheridge | Jacob's Daughter |
| Chris Blim | Big Top Band |
| William Morse | Big Top Band |
| Glen McDougal | Big Top Band |
| Stefan Rollins | Big Top Band |
| Sita Acevedo | Circus Performer |
| Danny Castle | Circus Performer |
| Aloysia Gavre | Circus Performer |
| Chobi Gyorgy | Circus Performer |
| Bianca Sapetto | Circus Performer |
| Katia Sereno | Circus Performer |
| Vladimir Sizov | Circus Performer |
| Lee-Anne Telford | Circus Performer |
| Sebastien Stella | Circus Performer |
| Dreya Weber | Circus Performer |
| Russ Stark | Circus Performer |
| Molly O'Neill | Showgirl |
| Kacie Borrowman | Showgirl |
| Shannon Freyer | Showgirl |
| Kelsey McNamee | Showgirl |
| Tara Ferguson | Showgirl |
| Brad Potts | Sideshow |
| Mary Newman | Sideshow |
| Jackie Zane | Sideshow |
| Kacie Borrowman | Sideshow |
| Robert Kestler | Circus Roustabout |
| Julianna Piechoczek | Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ashley Palmer | Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited) |
| Melissa Johnston | Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sarah Karijan | Speakeasy Socialite (uncredited) |
| Rob Crites | Sideshow |
| Jonathan Moore | Sideshow |
| Larry Gómez | Sideshow (as Gabriel Ramos-Gomez) |
| Aryiel Hartman | Coochie Girl |
| Eddie Medrano | Clown |
| Stephen Simon | Clown |
| Duff Dugan | Big Top Band |
| Joe Langer | Big Top Band |
| Evan Silverman | Big Top Band |
| Beresford Bennett | Sideshow Band |
| Johnny Britt | Sideshow Band |
| Garnett Brown | Sideshow Band |
| George Harper | Sideshow Band |
| Todd Cochran | Speakeasy Jazz Band |
| Keith Fiddmont | Speakeasy Jazz Band |
| Karl Vincent | Speakeasy Jazz Band |
| Bonzai | Hyena |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Water for Elephants |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Polski |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Big Screen Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Media |
| Official site | waterforelephantsfilm.com |
| Release date | 15 aprile 2011 |
| Executive producer | Kevin Halloran |
| Production | Gil Netter, Erwin Stoff, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Jeffrey Harlacker |
| Writer | Richard LaGravenese, Sara Gruen |
| Casting | Denise Chamian |
| Editing | Alan Edward Bell, Jennifer Vecchiarello, Yvan Lucas |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto, Joseph Dianda, Richard Boyle, Bob Hall, Daniel C. McFadden, Brooks Robinson, Clyde E. Bryan, Dan Schroer, Robby Baumgartner, Jozo Zovko, Ben Perry, Jonathan Clark, David James, Charles Crivier |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Apr 15, 2011 / 11
Finland / Apr 22, 2011 / K-13
Netherlands / Apr 22, 2011 / 16
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Romania / Apr 22, 2011 / 18
United Kingdom / Apr 22, 2011 / 12A
United States / Apr 22, 2011 / PG-13
Germany / Apr 28, 2011 / 12
Brazil / Apr 29, 2011 / 14
France / May 04, 2011 / 12
Ireland / May 04, 2011 / 12A
South Korea / May 04, 2011 / 15
Portugal / May 05, 2011 / M/12
Italy / May 06, 2011 / T
Australia / May 12, 2011 / M
Denmark / Aug 11, 2011 / 11
Digital
Austria / Apr 22, 2011 / 12
Switzerland / May 04, 2011 / 12
Poland / May 06, 2011 / 16
Czechia / May 12, 2011 / 12+
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Japan / Feb 25, 2012 / R15+
France / Sep 30, 2016 / VOD
Physical media
France / Sep 07, 2011 / DVD & Blu-Ray
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