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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.
Language
Budget$38,000,000
Revenue $117,094,902
English,
Polski
Budget$38,000,000
Revenue $117,094,902
Keywords
based on novel or book
elephant
clown
great depression
elephant trainer
veterinary
Casts

Robert Pattinson
Jacob Jankowski

Reese Witherspoon
Marlena Rosenbluth

Christoph Waltz
August Rosenbluth

Paul Schneider
Charlie

Jim Norton
Camel

Hal Holbrook
Old Jacob

Donna W. Scott
Barbara

Richard Brake
Grady

Stephen Monroe Taylor
Wade

Mark Povinelli
Kinko / Walter

Ken Foree
Earl

Scott MacDonald
Blackie

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
Kyle Jordan
Russ

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

Kacie Borrowman
Showgirl
Kelsey McNamee
Showgirl

Mary Newman
Sideshow

Brad Potts
Sideshow

Jackie Zane
Sideshow

Michelle LaVon
Coochie Girl

Chris Grabher
Clown
Tatum Etheridge
Jacob's Daughter

Kacie Borrowman
Sideshow

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
Crews

Rodrigo Prieto
Director of Photography

Alexandra Patsavas
Music Supervisor
Kevin Halloran
Unit Production Manager

Lars P. Winther
First Assistant Director
Douglas Plasse
Second Assistant Director
Greg Hale
Second Assistant Director

Chris O'Hara
Stunt Coordinator

Ruth De Jong
Assistant Art Director
Kristen Davis
Set Designer
Karen Teneyck
Graphic Designer
Tommy Samona
Leadman
Dean Tschetter
Production Illustrator
Dennis Burrell
Second Second Assistant Director
Scott Graves
Rigging Gaffer
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Richard Boyle
Best Boy Grip
Chris Leidholdt
Key Rigging Grip

Tracy Phillips
Choreographer
Julie Adams
Dialect Coach
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
Kei Rowan-Young
Location Manager
Mark R. Byers
Special Effects Supervisor
Jesse Olivares
Video Assist Operator
Bill Holmquist
Construction Coordinator
Bill Iiams
Construction Foreman
Richard Bell
Greensman
Doris Hellmann
Production Accountant
Marty Elfalan
First Assistant Accountant
Cecilia Escobar
Payroll Accountant
Lois Yaroshefsky
Studio Teacher

Angela Demo
Casting Associate
David Fulton
Unit Publicist
William Ballard
Transportation Coordinator
Tom Rebber
Transportation Captain
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
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist

Ranjani Brow
ADR Voice Casting

Wendy Hoffmann
ADR Voice Casting
Jim Weidman
Supervising Music Editor
David Olson
Music Editor
Kasey Truman
Music Coordinator
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
Jeff Errico
Storyboard Artist
Tani Kunitake
Storyboard Artist
Anthony Leonardi III
Storyboard Artist

José Antonio García
Sound Mixer
Jonathan Fuh
Boom Operator
Eric Bautista
Cableman
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

Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Molly Allen
Production Supervisor
Sasha Veneziano
Production Coordinator
Adrian Casas
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jennifer Vecchiarello
First Assistant Editor
Lara Khachooni
Visual Effects Editor

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
Paul Graff
Visual Effects Supervisor
Christina Graff
Visual Effects Producer
Randy Woodside
Gaffer
Luis Moreno
Best Boy Electric

Francis Lawrence
Director
Kevin Halloran
Executive Producer

James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer

Richard LaGravenese
Screenplay
Gil Netter
Producer
Erwin Stoff
Producer

Andrew R. Tennenbaum
Producer

Denise Chamian
Casting

Alan Edward Bell
Editor

Jack Fisk
Production Design
David Crank
Art Direction
Jim Erickson
Set Decoration

Jacqueline West
Costume Design
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Department Head
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Costume Supervisor

Scott Wilder
Stunts

Erik Rondell
Stunts

Zack Duhame
Stunts
Mike Wilson
Stunts

Darrin Prescott
Stunts

Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunts

Karin Silvestri
Stunts

Shauna Duggins
Stunts

Melissa R. Stubbs
Stunts

Tim Rigby
Stunts

Chris Palermo
Stunts

John C. Meier
Stunts

Marilyn Giacomazzi
Stunts
Jeffrey Harlacker
Associate Producer

Jackson Spidell
Stunts

Darlene Ava Williams
Stunts
Sara Gruen
Novel
Arturo Dickey
Stunts
Deborah Habberstad
Stunts
Tom Elliott
Stunts
Trevor Habberstad
Stunts
Tabby Hanson
Stunts

Norman Howell
Stunts
Logan Holladay
Stunts
Cinda-Lin James
Stunts

Keith Splinter Davis
Stunts

Tim A. Davison
Stunts

Mike Justus
Stunts

Rob Mars
Stunts

Frank Lloyd
Stunts
Dustin Meier
Stunts
Brian Munce
Stunts
Mike Massa
Stunts

Pat Romano
Stunts

Tim Mikulecky
Stunts
Suzanne Prescott
Stunts

Kenny Richards
Stunts
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts

Sonny Tipton
Stunts
Bryan Thompson
Stunts
Luke Vexler
Stunts

Bob Yerkes
Stunts

Damon Caro
Stunts

Stacey Carino
Stunts

Mark Chadwick
Stunts

Chris Brewster
Stunts

Eddie Braun
Stunts

Richard Burden
Stunts
Gary Baxley
Stunts

Craig Baxley Jr.
Stunts

Nick Brandon
Stunts

Alina Andrei
Stunts
Wade Allen
Stunts

Clayton J. Barber
Stunts

Keith Adams
Stunts
Kenny Alexander
Stunts

Allison Caetano
Stunts
Charles Crivier
Dolly Grip

Yvan Lucas
Digital Intermediate Colorist

Larissa Lowthorp
Art Department Manager
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