Water for Elephants poster

Movie · 2011

Water for Elephants

“Life is the most spectacular show on earth.”

Released 15 April 2011 122 min Drama / Romance More from 2011 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Jim Norton
as Camel
73
Sam Anderson
as Mr. Hyde
64
Christoph Waltz
as August Rosenbluth
54
Tim Guinee
as Diamond Joe
48
James Frain
as Rosie's Caretaker
43
Paul Schneider
as Charlie
35
Robert Pattinson
as Jacob Jankowski
24
Kacie Borrowman
as Showgirl
Unknown
Kacie Borrowman
as Sideshow
Unknown
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
3.1×$38m budget became $117m at the box office
49years between the oldest and youngest billed
73Jim Norton — oldest on the call sheet
24Robert Pattinson — youngest billed
49average age of the credited cast
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