Life is the most spectacular show on earth.
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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Robert Pattinson
Jacob Jankowski
Reese Witherspoon
Marlena Rosenbluth
Christoph Waltz
August Rosenbluth
Paul Schneider
Charlie
Jim Norton
Camel
Hal Holbrook
Old Jacob
Donna W. Scott
Barbara
Richard Brake
Grady
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Wade
Mark Povinelli
Kinko / Walter
Ken Foree
Earl
Scott MacDonald
Blackie
James Frain
Rosie's Caretaker
Sam Anderson
Mr. Hyde
John Aylward
Mr. Erwin
Francis Lawrence
Director
Richard LaGravenese
Screenplay
Sara Gruen
Novel
Kevin Halloran
Executive Producer
Erwin Stoff
Producer
Gil Netter
Producer
Andrew R. Tennenbaum
Producer
Rodrigo Prieto
Director of Photography
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Alan Edward Bell
Editor
Jacqueline West
Costume Design
Jack Fisk
Production Design
