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.
Robert Pattinson
as Jacob Jankowski
Reese Witherspoon
as Marlena Rosenbluth
Christoph Waltz
as August Rosenbluth
Paul Schneider
as Charlie
Jim Norton
as Camel
Hal Holbrook
as Old Jacob
Donna W. Scott
as Barbara
Richard Brake
as Grady
Stephen Monroe Taylor
as Wade
Mark Povinelli
as Kinko / Walter
Ken Foree
as Earl
Scott MacDonald
as Blackie
