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Water for Elephants [videorecording] / A Fox 2000 Pictures presentation ; a 3 Arts Entertainment / Gil Netter / Flashpoint Entertainment production ; directed by Francis Lawrence ; screenplay by Richard LaGravenese ; produced by Gil Netter, Erwin Stoff, Andrew R. Tennenbaum ; executive producer, Kevin Halloran.

Bell, Alan Edward. (film editor). Fisk, Jack, 1934- (designer). Gruen, Sara. Water for elephants. (Added Author). Holbrook, Hal. (actor). Howard, James Newton. (composer). LaGravenese, Richard. (screenwriter). Lawrence, Francis. (director). Netter, Gil. (producer). Norton, Jim. (actor). Pattinson, Robert, 1986- (actor). Prieto, Rodrigo. (cinematographer). Schneider, Paul, 1976- (actor). Stoff, Erwin. (producer). Tennenbaum, Andrew R. (producer). Waltz, Christoph, 1956- (actor). West, Jacqueline. (costume designer). Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- (actor). 3 Arts Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Flashpoint Entertainment. (Added Author). Fox 2000 Pictures. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook. (Cast).

Summary:

Against all odds, a veterinary student and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband.

Record details

  • ISBN: 6314471761
  • ISBN: 9786314471767
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based upon the novel by Sara Gruen.
Extras: The traveling show: page to screen (9 min); Robert Pattinson spotlight (4 min.); Feature performer Reese Witherspoon (3 min.); Audio commentary with director Francis Lawrence and writer Richard LaGravenese; Theatrical trailer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; production designer, Jack Fisk ; film editor, Alan Edward Bell ; costume designer, Jacqueline West ; Music, James Newton Howard.
Participant or Performer Note:
Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for moments of intense violence and sexual content.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English) and 2.0 stereo. surround (Spanish and French).
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; optional Spanish subtitles; optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf or hearing impaired.

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Subject:
Gruen, Sara > Film adaptations.
Circus performers > Drama.
Circus > Drama.
Depressions > 1929 > Drama.
Elephants > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Artistas > Teatro.
Circos > Teatro.
Crisis económicas > Teatro.
Elefantes > Teatro.
Genre:
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Materiales en español > Bilingüe.
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 53 of 56 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.

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Madison Main Library PG-13 1-DVD WAT (Text) 30229100752269 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Mars Hill Library PG-13 1-DVD WAT (Text) 30229100752251 Adult Video Fiction Available -