Water for Elephants

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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Water for Elephants was released in 2011 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 122 minutes.