The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic52/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
2,661 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis LawrenceDirector
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Richard LaGraveneseScreenplay
Cast
- Robert PattinsonJacob Jankowski
- Reese WitherspoonMarlena Rosenbluth
- Christoph WaltzAugust Rosenbluth
- Paul SchneiderCharlie
- Jim NortonCamel
- Hal HolbrookOld Jacob
- Donna W. ScottBarbara
- Richard BrakeGrady
- Stephen Monroe TaylorWade
- Mark PovinelliKinko / Walter
- Ken ForeeEarl
- Scott MacDonaldBlackie
Stills
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Themes
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