Dolphin Tale is a 2011 American 3D family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith, from a screenplay by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi and a book of the same name. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff in her film debut, 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. The film was released on September 23, 2011, by Warner Bros. Pictures; Dolphin Tale received positive reviews from critics and earned $95.9 million on a $37 million budget. A sequel, Dolphin Tale 2, was released on September 12, 2014.
| Director | Charles Martin Smith |
| Produced by | Richard Ingber, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove |
| Writer(s) | Karen Janszen, Noam Dromi |
| Starring | Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Morgan Freeman |
| Music | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Edited by | Harvey Rosenstock |
| Production, company | Alcon Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Released | September 21, 2011, (Clearwater, Florida), September 23, 2011, (United States) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $37 million |
| Box office | $95.9 million |
| Netflix ID | 70202147 |
About Dolphin Tale
Based on a true story, a boy forms an unlikely friendship with a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. The movie was directed by Charles Martin Smith.
Achievement of Dolphin Tale
The book and film are inspired by the true story of a rescued dolphin. Actor Nathan Gamble, who plays
Sawyer Nelson, dyed his blonde hair to brown for the film.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Dolphin Tale
Films directed by Charles Martin Smith.. Films about dolphins.. Films with underwater settings.. Alcon Entertainment films.. Films about amputees.. Summit Entertainment films.. Films shot in Florida.. Films set in Florida.. 2010s adventure films.
Latest information about Dolphin Tale updated on July 28 2021.
