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Water for Elephants
Synopsis
During the Great Depression, Jacob, a penniless and recently-orphaned veterinary school student, parlays his expertise with animals into a job with a second-rate traveling circus. He falls in love with Marlena, one of the show's star performers, but their romance is complicated by Marlena's husband, the charismatic but unbalanced circus boss.
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  • Director:
    Francis Lawrence,
  • Writer:
    Sara Gruen, Richard LaGravenese,
  • Producer:
    Gil Netter, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff,
  • Cinematographer:
    Rodrigo Prieto,
  • Editor:
    Alan Edward Bell,
  • Executive Producer:
    Kevin Halloran,
  • Cast:
    Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Jim Norton, James Frain, Christoph Waltz, Hal Holbrook, Paul SCHNEIDER, Jim Norton,
  • Associate Producer:
    Jeffrey Harlacker,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Lars P. Winther,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Douglas Plasse, Greg Hale,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    Dennis Burrell,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Skip Lievsay, Jeremy Peirson,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Ana Maria Quintana,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Thomas J. O'Connell, Charleen Richards,
  • Assistant Production Coordinator:
    Adrian Casas,
  • Boom Operator:
    Jonathan Fuh,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Bill Holmquist,
  • Construction Foreman:
    Bill Iiams,
  • Location Manager:
    Kei Rowan-Young,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Sasha Veneziano,
  • Property Master:
    Hope M. Parrish,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Lee Gilmore, Joel Dougherty,
  • Leadman:
    Tommy Samona,
  • Key Rigging Grip:
    Chris Leidholdt,
  • Unit Publicist:
    David Fulton,
  • Stunts:
    Shauna Duggins, Scott Wilder, Darrin Prescott, Karin Silvestri, Jackson Spidell, Marilyn Giacomazzi, John Meier, Mike Wilson, Tim Rigby, Chris Palermo, Zack Duhame, Erik Rondell, Melissa R. Stubbs, Mickey Giacomazzi,
  • Studio Teacher:
    Lois Yaroshefsky,
  • Foley Mixer:
    David Jobe,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    C.J. Maguire, Michelle Souza, Tom Miller, Duff Miller,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Russell Farmarco, Michael Hertlein, Michael J. Benavente,
  • ADR Supervisor:
    Thomas Jones,
  • ADR Voice Casting:
    Wendy Hoffmann, Ranjani Brow,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Scott Graves,
  • Production Design:
    Jack Fisk,
  • Sound Designer:
    Jeremy Peirson,
  • First Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Bob Hall,
  • First Assistant Accountant:
    Marty Elfalan,
  • Dialect Coach:
    Julie Adams,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Jean Ann Black,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Jennifer Vecchiarello,
  • Production Accountant:
    Doris Hellmann,
  • Casting:
    Denise Chamian,
  • Stunt Double:
    Allison Caetano,
  • Art Direction:
    David Crank,
  • Visual Effects Editor:
    Lara Khachooni,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    Richard Boyle,
  • Author:
    Sara Gruen,
  • Key Grip:
    Joseph Dianda,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Phil Barrie,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Fríða Aradóttir,
  • Original Music Composer:
    James Newton Howard,
  • C Camera Operator:
    Robby Baumgartner,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Cheryl Beasley Blackwell,
  • Set Decoration:
    Jim Erickson,
  • Second Assistant 'C' Camera:
    Jozo Zovko,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Colleen LaBaff,
  • Production Illustrator:
    Dean Tschetter,
  • Gaffer:
    Randy Woodside,
  • Camera Loader:
    Jonathan Clark, Ben Perry,
  • Set Designer:
    Kristen Davis,
  • First Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Clyde E. Bryan,
  • Second Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Daniel C. McFadden,
  • Payroll Accountant:
    Cecilia Escobar,
  • Music Supervisor:
    Alexandra Patsavas,
  • Supervising Music Editor:
    Jim Weidman,
  • ADR Recordist:
    Rick Canelli, David Lucarelli,
  • Casting Associate:
    Angela Demo,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Robin Fredriksz,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Molly Allen,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Kate Biscoe,
  • Foley Editor:
    Bob Beher,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Paul Graff,
  • B Camera Operator:
    Brooks Robinson,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Kevin Halloran,
  • Storyboard Artist:
    Tani Kunitake, Anthony Leonardi III, Jeff Errico,
  • Costume Design:
    Jacqueline West,
  • Sound Mixer:
    José Antonio García,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Chris O'Hara,
  • Hairstylist:
    Lona Vigi,
  • Second Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Dan Schroer,
  • Graphic Designer:
    Karen Teneyck,
  • First Assistant Sound Editor:
    Sarah Bourgeois,
  • Still Photographer:
    David James,
  • Foley Artist:
    David Lee Fein, Hilda Hodges,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Tom Rebber,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    Brooks Robinson,
  • Best Boy Electric:
    Luis Moreno,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Skip Lievsay, Jeremy Peirson,
  • Greensman:
    Richard Bell,
  • Visual Effects Producer:
    Christina Graff,
  • Music Coordinator:
    Kasey Truman,
  • Music Editor:
    David Olson,
  • Video Assist Operator:
    Jesse Olivares,
  • Cableman:
    Eric Bautista,
  • Screenplay:
    Richard LaGravenese,
  • Assistant Costume Designer:
    Stacy Caballero,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Mark R. Byers,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Ruth de Jong,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    William Ballard,
  • Choreographer:
    Tracy Phillips,

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