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Dumbo
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Dumbo is a 2019 American fantasy, family, and adventure film directed by Tim Burton, who also served as executive producer. The English-language production was written and produced by Ehren Kruger and based on Dumbo and Dumbo the Flying Elephant. Principal cast members include Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Eva Green. Danny Elfman composed the score, while Ben Davis was the director of photography and Chris Lebenzon edited the film. Colleen Atwood designed the costumes.
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Tim Burton Productions, Infinite Detective, and Secret Machine Entertainment, the movie has a runtime of 112 minutes. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Disney+. The narrative takes place in New York City. The film received a PG rating and was released on March 27, 2019.
Financially, the film had a budget of 170000000 and generated revenue of 353284621. It received mixed critical reception, with an IMDb rating of 6.2 based on 88510 votes, a Metascore of 51, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 46%. The film won 4 awards and received 13 nominations.
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6.6A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Cast
- Colin Farrell as Holt Farrier
- Michael Keaton as V. A. Vandevere
- Danny DeVito as Maximilian "Max" Medici
- Eva Green as Colette Marchant
- Nico Parker as Milly Farrier
- Finley Hobbins as Joe Farrier
Themes
- elephant
- circus
- missouri
- remake
- live action and animation
- 1910s
- live action remake
- dumbo
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
87,768 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 4 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tim Burton
- Screenplay by
- Ehren Kruger
- Based on
- Disney 's Dumbo , by Otto Englander, Joe Grant , Dick Huemer Dumbo, the Flying Elephant , by Helen Aberson, Harold Pearl
- Produced by
- Justin Springer Ehren Kruger Katterli Frauenfelder Derek Frey
- Starring
- Colin Farrell Michael Keaton Danny DeVito Eva Green Alan Arkin
- Cinematography
- Ben Davis
- Edited by
- Chris Lebenzon
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures Tim Burton Productions Infinite Detective Productions Secret Machine Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
- Release dates
- March 11, 2019 ( 2019-03-11 ) ( Los Angeles ) March 29, 2019 ( 2019-03-29 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 112 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $170 million
- Box office
- $353.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Dumbo is a 2019 American fantasy period adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. It is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1941 animated film, and stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, and Alan Arkin.
Plans for a film adaptation of Dumbo were announced in 2014, and Burton was confirmed as director in March 2015. Most of the cast signed on for the feature in March 2017 and principal photography lasted from July to November 2017 in England. It was the first of five live-action adaptations of prior animated Disney films released in 2019, along with Aladdin, The Lion King, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Lady and the Tramp.
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