Directed by:
Francis LawrenceScreenplay:
Richard LaGraveneseCinematography:
Rodrigo PrietoComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Hal Holbrook, James Frain, Paul Schneider, Dan Lauria, Ken Foree, Tim Guinee, Ashley Palmer (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski (Pattinson) was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob (Holbrook), now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, (Witherspoon) the beautiful equestrian star married to August (Waltz), the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant and the only hope for this third-rate traveling show. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Robert Pattinson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - a.f.
The King (2019)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Reese Witherspoon
USA
Best movies:
Walk the Line (2005)
Pleasantville (1998)
The Good Lie (2014)
Christoph Waltz
Austria
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Hal Holbrook
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
All the President's Men (1976)
Magnum Force (1973)
James Frain
UK
Best movies:
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Sunshine (1999)
Paul Schneider
USA
Best movies:
Water for Elephants (2011)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Daughter (2015)
Dan Lauria
USA
Best movies:
Independence Day (1996)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Stakeout (1987)
Ken Foree
USA
Best movies:
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Tim Guinee
USA
Best movies:
Iron Man (2008)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Ashley Palmer
USA
Best movies:
Water for Elephants (2011)
Heights (2005)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Brad Greenquist
Best movies:
King Richard (2021)
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Reality (2014)
Joseph Booton
Best movies:
Water for Elephants (2011)
Milf (2010)
E.E. Bell
Best movies:
Babylon (2022)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Forget Paris (1995)
Richard Brake
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Adrienne Rusk
USA
Best movies:
The Social Network (2010)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Mark Povinelli
USA
Best movies:
Water for Elephants (2011)
The Naked Man (1998)
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
Brad Potts
Best movies:
Sean Galuszka
USA
Best movies:
Water for Elephants (2011)
The TV Set (2006)
Killing Zoe (1993)
Lisa Marie Summerscales
Best movies:
Water for Elephants (2011)
Ritual (2013)
John Aylward
USA
Best movies:
North Country (2005)
Thirteen Days (2000)
Armageddon (1998)