Come l'acqua per gli elefanti

A 1930s train whistle pierces the rural night, a vintage circus wagon creaks to a stop. Jacob joins the circus, tending wounded animals, and meets Marlena, a performer with a charismatic smile. Francis Lawrence frames the Great Depression through the lens of a traveling circus.

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Francis Lawrence directed Come l'acqua per gli elefanti in 2011. See Francis Lawrence's full filmography, where to start with Francis Lawrence, or where to go after you've seen everything by Francis Lawrence.

Come l'acqua per gli elefanti was released in 2011 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 122 minutes.