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Release Date:
Friday, April 22, 2011 Nationwide
moments of intense violence and sexual content
Plot: What's the story about?
A 90-year-old man reminisces about his life during the Depression, when he found work at a B-level circus taking care of the animals. He sees the brutality of circus life while falling for the wife of an abusive animal trainer.
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Who stars in Water for Elephants: Cast List
Reese Witherspoon ... Marlena Rosenbluth
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, You’re Cordially Invited
Robert Pattinson ... Jacob Jankowski
Tenet, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Hal Holbrook ... Jacob Jankowski (older)
Lincoln, That Evening Sun
Paul Schneider ... Charlie
The Babymakers, Beloved
Tim Guinee ... Diamond Joe
Just Like a Woman, Ladder 49
Who's making Water for Elephants: Crew List
A look at the Water for Elephants behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Francis Lawrence last directed The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Slumberland. The film's writer Richard LaGravenese last wrote The Last 5 Years and Unbroken.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Gil NetterArt's Erwin Stoff
Andrew Tennenbaum
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Production: What we know about Water for Elephants?
Key Facts
- Based on Sara Gruen's Depression-era circus novel. The novel that has climbed atop the paperback bestseller lists, has been optioned by Andrew R. Tennenbaum, a producer of The Bourne Ultimatum.
Filming Timeline
- 2011 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2010 - September: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2010 - June: The film was set to Production status.
- 2010 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2010 - January: The film was set to Development status.
Water for Elephants Release Date: When was the film released?
Water for Elephants was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Friday, April 22, 2011 in around 2,817 theaters. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, African Cats and The Scenesters.
Water for Elephants DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Water for Elephants was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 .