Reese Witherspoon
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- PG-132011 · Romance · 2h 1m
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
- 331 (first edition)
- 2006
- May 26, 2006 (1st edition)
Apr 22, 2011 · Water for Elephants: Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider. Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer.
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- Drama, Romance
- Francis Lawrence
- 2011-04-22
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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 .
- $38 million
- James Newton Howard
- April 22, 2011
May 22, 2006 · Water for Elephants. Sara Gruen. 4.11. 1,619,164 ratings62,660 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.
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- Paperback
- Sara Gruen
Apr 22, 2011 · A drama/romance film based on a novel about a veterinary student who joins a circus in 1931. See the cast, crew, ratings, reviews, photos, and where to watch Water for Elephants online.
- (4.5K)
- Francis Lawrence
- PG-13
- Reese Witherspoon
May 26, 2006 · by Sara Gruen (Author) 4.4 4,645 ratings. See all formats and editions. Over 10,000,000 copies in print worldwide. #1 New York Times Bestseller. A Los Angeles Times Bestseller. A Wall Street Journal Bestseller. A Newsday Favorite Book of 2006. A USA Today Bestseller.
A novel by Sara Gruen about a young veterinarian who joins a circus in the 1930s and falls in love with the wife of an abusive equestrian. The novel explores the themes of love, cruelty, and survival in the circus world and the human-animal relationship.
