Who's Involved:
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
Legally Blonde 3, Sing 2
Robert Pattinson ... Jacob Jankowski
Stars at Noon, The Batman
Hal Holbrook ... Jacob Jankowski (older)
Savannah, Lincoln
Paul Schneider ... Charlie
Cafe Society, 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 Red Sparrow and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2. The film's writer Richard LaGravenese last wrote The Last 5 Years and Unbroken.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Gil NetterArt's Erwin Stoff
Andrew Tennenbaum
Companies
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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
- April 2011: The film was in Completed status.
- September 2010: The film was in Post-Production status.
- June 2010: The film was in Production status.
- January 2010: The film was in Pre-Production status.
- January 2010: The film was in Development status.
Water for Elephants Release Date: When was the film released?
Water for Elephants was released in 2011 on Friday, April 22, 2011 (in 2,817 theaters. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including African Cats, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family and Grave Encounters.
When will the movie be on Blu-ray & DVD?
Tuesday, November 1, 2011Released; Now Available Buy | Rent Now