Jacob Jankowski
Robert Pattinson
Jacob Jankowski
Water for Elephants
“Life is the most spectacular show on earth.”
6.9
2011
2h 2m
DramaRomance
Director: Francis Lawrence
Overview
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.
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Cast
Marlena Rosenbluth
Reese Witherspoon
Marlena Rosenbluth
August Rosenbluth
Christoph Waltz
August Rosenbluth
Charlie
Paul Schneider
Charlie
Camel
Jim Norton
Camel
Old Jacob
Hal Holbrook
Old Jacob
Barbara
Donna W. Scott
Barbara
Grady
Richard Brake
Grady
Wade
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Wade
Kinko / Walter
Mark Povinelli
Kinko / Walter
Earl
Ken Foree
Earl
Blackie
Scott MacDonald
Blackie
Reviews
Andres Gomez
The chemistry between Witherspoon and Pattinson doesn't really work but the simple "man meets a woman" story works and Waltz nails his character as usual. This movie was a nice surprise.
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