Dolphin Tale

"Inspired by the amazing true story of Winter."

2011 1h 53m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 701

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A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.

“Inspired by the amazing true story of Winter.”

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Cast

Nathan Gamble
Sawyer Nelson
Cozi Zuehlsdorff
Hazel Haskett
Harry Connick Jr.
Dr. Clay Haskett
Austin Stowell
Kyle Connellan
Morgan Freeman
Dr. McCarthy
Ashley Judd
Lorraine Nelson
Kris Kristofferson
Reed Haskett
Ray McKinnon
Mr. Doyle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Martin Smith
Writers: Noam Dromi, Karen Janszen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dolphin Tale Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Martin Smith, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harvey Rosenstock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Harry Connick Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Inspired by the amazing true story of Winter.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1564349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Charles Martin Smith directs. Karl Walter Lindenlaub behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Harvey Rosenstock cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Dolphin Tale Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Charles Martin Smith, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Harvey Rosenstock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Harry Connick Jr. carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Inspired by the amazing true story of Winter.".
8IMDB entry: tt1564349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Original score: Mark Isham
Editing: Harvey Rosenstock
Production design: Michael Corenblith
Costume design: Hope Hanafin
VFX supervisor: Bob Munroe
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $37,000,000
Box office: $95,404,397
Return: 258% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Dolphin Tale (2011)

Part of

Dolphin Tale Collection

Dolphin Tale is a 2011 family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith (his first directed film since 2008) from a screenplay by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi and a book of the same name. It stars Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Morgan Freeman. The book and film are inspired by the true story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued in December 2005 off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Winter lost her tail after becoming entangled with a rope attached to a crab trap and was fitted with a prosthetic one. A sequel, Dolphin Tale 2 was released on September 12, 2014. It has been announced that a Dolphin Tale 3 is possible.

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talisencrw2016-09-16
★ 7/10
This was a decent watch, not for cinematic reasons per se but for making the world a better place. I watched this with my son, Julian, and I was pleased with how they took the true story, including the actual dolphin from it, and, especially for kids, promoted environmentalism, caring for animals, etc.--really solid and important aspects that need to be, more than ever, emphasized in the youth of today. My only qualms is that I have very mixed emotions about the casting. I know that to get an important environmental message heard, and thus the film watched, you have to incorporate Hollywood megastars. I simply wish this didn't have to be the case. The story would have come across better with unknown actors--or simply as a sincere documentary without the Hollywood B.S.

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