Water for Elephants

6.9
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 122 min
  • Premiere: 2011. April 15.

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.

Discover

Robert Pattinson

Jacob Jankowski

Reese Witherspoon

Marlena Rosenbluth

Christoph Waltz

August Rosenbluth

Hal Holbrook

Old Jacob

Mark Povinelli

Kinko / Walter

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

Aleksandra Kaniak

Mrs. Jankowski

Ilia Volok

Mr. Jankowski

Bruce Gray

Proctor

Jim Jansen

Dean Wilkins

James Keane

Chaplain

Ivo Nandi

Grocer

Karynn Moore

Catherine Hale

Andrew Connolly

Weehawken Officer

Doug McDougal

Big Top Band Leader

Tracy Phillips

Coochie Girl (Nell)

Rowan O'Hara

Stampede Girl

Tai

Rosie

Uggie

Queenie

Ice

Silver Star

Major

Rex

Sebastien Stella

Circus Performer

Lee-Anne Telford

Circus Performer

Dreya Weber

Circus Performer

Shannon Freyer

Showgirl

Molly O'Neill

Showgirl

Kelsey McNamee

Showgirl

Mary Newman

Sideshow

Brad Potts

Sideshow

Jackie Zane

Sideshow

Michelle LaVon

Coochie Girl

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

Sarah Karijan

Speakeasy Socialite (uncredited)

Melissa Johnston

Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Ashley Palmer

Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Julianna Piechoczek

Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Robert Kestler

Circus Roustabout

Art

Ruth De Jong

Assistant Art Director

Kristen Davis

Set Designer

Karen Teneyck

Graphic Designer

Tommy Samona

Leadman

Dean Tschetter

Production Illustrator

Bill Holmquist

Construction Coordinator

Bill Iiams

Construction Foreman

Richard Bell

Greensman

Jeff Errico

Storyboard Artist

Tani Kunitake

Storyboard Artist

Anthony Leonardi III

Storyboard Artist

Hope M. Parrish

Property Master

C.J. Maguire

Assistant Property Master

Tom Miller

Assistant Property Master

Duff Miller

Assistant Property Master

Michelle Souza

Assistant Property Master

Jack Fisk

Production Design

David Crank

Art Direction

Jim Erickson

Set Decoration

Larissa Lowthorp

Art Department Manager

Camera

Rodrigo Prieto

Director of Photography

Joseph Dianda

Key Grip

Richard Boyle

Best Boy Grip

Bob Hall

First Assistant "A" Camera

Daniel C. McFadden

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Brooks Robinson

"B" Camera Operator

Brooks Robinson

Steadicam Operator

Clyde E. Bryan

First Assistant "B" Camera

Dan Schroer

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Robby Baumgartner

"C" Camera Operator

Jozo Zovko

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Ben Perry

Camera Loader

Jonathan Clark

Camera Loader

David James

Still Photographer

Charles Crivier

Dolly Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Stacy Caballero

Assistant Costume Designer

Kate Biscoe

Key Makeup Artist

Robin Fredriksz

Makeup Artist

Fríða Aradóttir

Hair Department Head

Colleen LaBaff

Key Hair Stylist

Lona Vigi

Hairstylist

Jacqueline West

Costume Design

Jean Ann Black

Makeup Department Head

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell

Costume Supervisor

Directing

Lars P. Winther

First Assistant Director

Douglas Plasse

Second Assistant Director

Greg Hale

Second Assistant Director

Dennis Burrell

Second Second Assistant Director

Ana Maria Quintana

Script Supervisor

Editing

Jennifer Vecchiarello

First Assistant Editor

Yvan Lucas

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Lighting

Scott Graves

Rigging Gaffer

Chris Leidholdt

Key Rigging Grip

Luis Moreno

Best Boy Electric

Production

Kevin Halloran

Unit Production Manager

Kei Rowan-Young

Location Manager

Doris Hellmann

Production Accountant

Marty Elfalan

First Assistant Accountant

Cecilia Escobar

Payroll Accountant

Angela Demo

Casting Associate

Ranjani Brow

ADR Voice Casting

Wendy Hoffmann

ADR Voice Casting

Molly Allen

Production Supervisor

Sasha Veneziano

Production Coordinator

Adrian Casas

Assistant Production Coordinator

Kevin Halloran

Executive Producer

Gil Netter

Producer

Erwin Stoff

Producer

Jeffrey Harlacker

Associate Producer

Sound

Alexandra Patsavas

Music Supervisor

Bob Beher

Foley Editor

Thomas Jones

ADR Supervisor

Joel Dougherty

Sound Effects Editor

Lee Gilmore

Sound Effects Editor

Russell Farmarco

Dialogue Editor

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

Michael J. Benavente

Dialogue Editor

Sarah Bourgeois

First Assistant Sound Editor

Phil Barrie

Assistant Sound Editor

David Lee Fein

Foley Artist

Hilda Hodges

Foley Artist

David Jobe

Foley Mixer

Rick Canelli

ADR Recordist

David Lucarelli

ADR Recordist

Jim Weidman

Supervising Music Editor

David Olson

Music Editor

Kasey Truman

Music Coordinator

Jonathan Fuh

Boom Operator

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Editor

Jeremy Peirson

Supervising Sound Editor

Jeremy Peirson

Sound Designer

Skip Lievsay

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeremy Peirson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Newton Howard

Original Music Composer

Writing

Art

Ruth De Jong

Assistant Art Director

Kristen Davis

Set Designer

Karen Teneyck

Graphic Designer

Tommy Samona

Leadman

Dean Tschetter

Production Illustrator

Bill Holmquist

Construction Coordinator

Bill Iiams

Construction Foreman

Richard Bell

Greensman

Jeff Errico

Storyboard Artist

Tani Kunitake

Storyboard Artist

Anthony Leonardi III

Storyboard Artist

Hope M. Parrish

Property Master

C.J. Maguire

Assistant Property Master

Tom Miller

Assistant Property Master

Duff Miller

Assistant Property Master

Michelle Souza

Assistant Property Master

Jack Fisk

Production Design

David Crank

Art Direction

Jim Erickson

Set Decoration

Larissa Lowthorp

Art Department Manager

Camera

Rodrigo Prieto

Director of Photography

Joseph Dianda

Key Grip

Richard Boyle

Best Boy Grip

Bob Hall

First Assistant "A" Camera

Daniel C. McFadden

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Brooks Robinson

"B" Camera Operator

Brooks Robinson

Steadicam Operator

Clyde E. Bryan

First Assistant "B" Camera

Dan Schroer

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Robby Baumgartner

"C" Camera Operator

Jozo Zovko

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Ben Perry

Camera Loader

Jonathan Clark

Camera Loader

David James

Still Photographer

Charles Crivier

Dolly Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Stacy Caballero

Assistant Costume Designer

Kate Biscoe

Key Makeup Artist

Robin Fredriksz

Makeup Artist

Fríða Aradóttir

Hair Department Head

Colleen LaBaff

Key Hair Stylist

Lona Vigi

Hairstylist

Jacqueline West

Costume Design

Jean Ann Black

Makeup Department Head

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell

Costume Supervisor

Directing

Lars P. Winther

First Assistant Director

Douglas Plasse

Second Assistant Director

Greg Hale

Second Assistant Director

Dennis Burrell

Second Second Assistant Director

Ana Maria Quintana

Script Supervisor

Editing

Jennifer Vecchiarello

First Assistant Editor

Yvan Lucas

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Lighting

Scott Graves

Rigging Gaffer

Chris Leidholdt

Key Rigging Grip

Luis Moreno

Best Boy Electric

Production

Kevin Halloran

Unit Production Manager

Kei Rowan-Young

Location Manager

Doris Hellmann

Production Accountant

Marty Elfalan

First Assistant Accountant

Cecilia Escobar

Payroll Accountant

Angela Demo

Casting Associate

Ranjani Brow

ADR Voice Casting

Wendy Hoffmann

ADR Voice Casting

Molly Allen

Production Supervisor

Sasha Veneziano

Production Coordinator

Adrian Casas

Assistant Production Coordinator

Kevin Halloran

Executive Producer

Gil Netter

Producer

Erwin Stoff

Producer

Jeffrey Harlacker

Associate Producer

Sound

Alexandra Patsavas

Music Supervisor

Bob Beher

Foley Editor

Thomas Jones

ADR Supervisor

Joel Dougherty

Sound Effects Editor

Lee Gilmore

Sound Effects Editor

Russell Farmarco

Dialogue Editor

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

Michael J. Benavente

Dialogue Editor

Sarah Bourgeois

First Assistant Sound Editor

Phil Barrie

Assistant Sound Editor

David Lee Fein

Foley Artist

Hilda Hodges

Foley Artist

David Jobe

Foley Mixer

Rick Canelli

ADR Recordist

David Lucarelli

ADR Recordist

Jim Weidman

Supervising Music Editor

David Olson

Music Editor

Kasey Truman

Music Coordinator

Jonathan Fuh

Boom Operator

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Editor

Jeremy Peirson

Supervising Sound Editor

Jeremy Peirson

Sound Designer

Skip Lievsay

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeremy Peirson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Newton Howard

Original Music Composer

Writing