---
title: 'Water for Elephants (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francis Lawrence'
released: '2011-04-22'
runtime_minutes: 120
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/water-for-elephants-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067583/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Water for Elephants (2011)

2011 · PG-13 · 120 min · Drama, Romance, History · United States


## Synopsis

Water for Elephants is a 2011 American period romantic drama film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Richard LaGravenese, based on the 2006 novel by Sara Gruen. The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, and Hal Holbrook.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francis Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-lawrence)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard LaGravenese](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lagravenese)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Gil Netter](https://cinepixo.com/people/gil-netter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodrigo Prieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-prieto)

## Cast

- [Karynn Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/karynn-moore)
- [Paul Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schneider-2)
- [Christoph Waltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/christoph-waltz)
- [Uggie](https://cinepixo.com/people/uggie)
- [John Aylward](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-aylward)
- [Scott MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-macdonald)
- [Mark Povinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-povinelli)
- [Ken Foree](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-foree)
- [James Frain](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-frain)
- [Reese Witherspoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/reese-witherspoon)
- [Richard Brake](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brake)
- [Hal Holbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-holbrook)
- [Jim Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-norton)
- [Tim Guinee](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-guinee)
- [Robert Pattinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pattinson)

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Official site: http://www.waterforelephants.dk/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/water-for-elephants-2011
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