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)VOD (2)
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.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270894_2a507b.jpg)
Harry Connick, Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Iron Giant (1999)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Memphis Belle (1990)
![Ashley Judd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324464_caf47a.jpg)
Ashley Judd
USA
![Nathan Gamble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/302/159302019_945756.jpg)
Nathan Gamble
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Babel (2006)
Marley & Me (2008)
![Kris Kristofferson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/361/162361205_997107.png)
Kris Kristofferson
USA
Best movies:
Payback (1999)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012) (concert)
![Cozi Zuehlsdorff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/741/162741434_d71fd6.jpg)
Cozi Zuehlsdorff
USA
Best movies:
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
Pure Country Pure Heart (2017)
![Morgan Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428582_2cd665.jpg)
Morgan Freeman
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Se7en (1995)
The Dark Knight (2008)
![Austin Stowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/879/161879497_618bd6.jpg)
Austin Stowell
USA
Best movies:
Whiplash (2014)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Behind the Candelabra (2013) (TV movie)
![Frances Sternhagen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272920_e74a5d.jpg)
![Austin Highsmith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514094_4581f5.jpg)
Austin Highsmith
USA
Best movies:
Ambition to Meaning: Finding Your Life's Purpose (2009)
Loving Annabelle (2006)
Gangster Squad (2013)
Betsy Landin
Best movies:
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
Line of Duty (2019)
![Jim Fitzpatrick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271862_be8d3c.jpg)
Jim Fitzpatrick
USA
Best movies:
Armageddon (1998)
Gangster Squad (2013)
Little Ghost (1997)
![Ray McKinnon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/928/160928786_a2cc03.jpg)
Ray McKinnon
USA
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Apollo 13 (1995)
![Kurt Yaeger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452518_0c10ea.jpg)
Kurt Yaeger
Best movies:
Quarry (2016) (series)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
![Richard Libertini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831024_a76904.jpg)
Richard Libertini
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
![Rus Blackwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/786/160786078_dc0a38.jpg)
Rus Blackwell
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Monster (2003)
Like Dandelion Dust (2009)
![Tom Nowicki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792756_e2f763.jpg)
Tom Nowicki
Best movies:
The Blind Side (2009)
Remember the Titans (2000)
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV movie)
![Juliana Harkavy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/178/158178135_39df6b.jpg)
Juliana Harkavy
USA
Best movies:
A Little Princess (1995)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)
Ashley White
Best movies:
The Conjuring (2013)
The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
![Marc Macaulay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/151/160151165_ae997e.gif)
Marc Macaulay
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Contact (1997)
Michael Roark
USA
Best movies:
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Magic Mike (2012)
Something from Tiffany's (2022)