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| Director: | 
Francis Lawrence |  | 
Writer: | 
Richard LaGravenese, Sara Gruen |  | 
Starring: | 
Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider |  | 
Released: | 
May 12, 2011 |  | 
Rating: | 
 
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Runtime: | 
120 minutes
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Websites: | 
 
 
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Story: | 
During the Great Depression, Jacob, a penniless and recently-orphaned 
veterinary school student, parlays his expertise with animals into a job with 
a second-rate traveling circus. He falls in love with Marlena, one of the 
show's star performers, but their romance is complicated by Marlena's husband, 
the charismatic but unbalanced circus boss.
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Cast: | 
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Reese Witherspoon
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Marlena |  | 
Robert Pattinson
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Jacob |  | 
Christoph Waltz
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August |  | 
Paul Schneider
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Charlie |  | 
Jim Norton
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Camel |  | 
Mark Povinelli
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Kinko / Walter |  | 
Richard Brake
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Grady |  | 
Stephen Monroe Taylor
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Wade |  | 
Ken Foree
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Earl |  | 
Hal Holbrook
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Old Jacob Jankowski |  | 
Scott MacDonald
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Blackie |  | 
James Frain
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Rosie's Caretaker |  | 
Sam Anderson
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Mr. Hyde |  | 
John Aylward
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Mr. Erwin |  | 
Brad Greenquist
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Mr. Robinson  |  | 
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