“Water For Elephants” – Synopsis | Star Cast | Pics

“Water For Elephants” – Synopsis | Star Cast | Pics | Trailers

21Jan2011 Filed under: Movies Author: jaggy

Water for Elephants is an upcoming 2011 drama film based on Sara Gruen’s novel of the same name, directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Robert Pattinson , Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz.

Hal Holbrook will play the older Jacob Jankowski. Other cast members include Mark Povinelli as Kinko/Walter, Jim Norton as Camel, James Frain as Rosie’s caretaker, Ken Foree as Earl and Paul Schneider as Charlie O’Brien.

Cast & Crew

Release Date
April 22, 2011

Language
English

Genre
Drama

Director
Francis Lawrence

Producer
Kevin Halloran
Gil Netter
Erwin Stoff
Andrew R. Tennenbaum

Star Cast

Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski
Maddison Jones as Jazzy O’brien
Madison Vangi as Felicity Parker
Christoph Waltz as August Rosenbluth
Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth
James Frain as Rosie’s caretaker
Hal Holbrook as Older Jacob Jankowski

Music By
James Newton Howard

Written by
Richard LaGravenese(Screenplay)
Sara Gruen (Novel)

Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto

Editing
Alan Edward Bell

Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Flashpoint Entertainment

Synopsis
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 Jazzy [ Jones] the beautiful equestrian star married to August (Waltz), the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an un-trainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

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