Directed by:
Charles Martin SmithScreenplay:
Karen JanszenCinematography:
Karl Walter LindenlaubComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Morgan Freeman, Austin Stowell, Frances Sternhagen, Austin Highsmith (more)Plots(1)
Based on true events "Dolphin Tale" is a family film about Winter, a young dolphin who loses her tail in a crab trap and Sawyer, the introverted, 11-year old boy who befriends her. Sawyer meets the rescued dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine rehabilitation center where she lives. Sawyer rallies friends and family alike to save Winter by convincing a pioneering doctor to create a unique prosthetic attachment to restore the dolphin’s ability to swim. Winter the dolphin will play herself in the movie. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Harry Connick, Jr.
USA
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Ashley Judd
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Nathan Gamble
USA
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Kris Kristofferson
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Cozi Zuehlsdorff
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Morgan Freeman
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Austin Stowell
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Austin Highsmith
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Betsy Landin
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Jim Fitzpatrick
USA
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Ray McKinnon
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Kurt Yaeger
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Richard Libertini
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Rus Blackwell
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Tom Nowicki
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Juliana Harkavy
USA
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Ashley White
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Marc Macaulay
USA
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Michael Roark
USA
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