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Water for Elephants is a 2006 historical romance novel by Canadian–American author Sara Gruen. The novel is set in a 20th-century circus. Gruen wrote the book as part of the National Novel Writing Month. A film adaptation was released in 2011, while a stage musical began presentations in 2023 and opened on Broadway in spring 2024.
- Sara Gruen
- 2006
Water for Elephants is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Sara Gruen. The film stars Reese Witherspoon , Robert Pattinson , Christoph Waltz , and Hal Holbrook .
Apr 22, 2011 · Based on Sara Gruen's novel, the film follows Jacob, a vet who joins a circus in the 1930s and falls in love with Marlena, the wife of the cruel boss August. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- (120K)
- Drama, Romance
- Francis Lawrence
- 2011-04-22
May 22, 2006 · Water for Elephants. Sara Gruen. 4.11. 1,621,523 ratings62,746 reviews. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town.
- (1.6M)
- Paperback
- Sara Gruen
Apr 22, 2011 · A romantic drama based on a novel about a veterinary student who joins a circus and falls in love with a performer. See what critics and audiences think of the film, starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz.
- (199)
- Francis Lawrence
- PG-13
- Reese Witherspoon
Against all odds, a veterinary student (Pattinson) and a beautiful circus performer, meet and fall in love, but the secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband. 5,189 IMDb 6.9 1 h 55 min 2011. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Romance · Atmospheric · Emotional. Available to rent or buy.
Summaries. Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way. After his parents' death, Jacob Jankowski is left penniless and homeless.
