A film adaptation produced by Flashpoint Entertainment and Fox 2000 Pictures was released in theaters on April 22, 2011. The film was directed by Francis Lawrence, and starred Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski, Reese Witherspoon as Marlena, and Christoph Waltz as August. Hal Holbrook played the older Jacob Jankowski. Other cast members include Mark Povinelli as Kinko/Walter, Jim Norton as Camel, James Frain as Rosie's caretaker, Ken Foree as Earl, and Paul Schneider as Charlie O'Brien. The character of "Uncle Al" was removed, and instead August is both the owner and animal trainer.
The film featured the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum No. 610 and former McCloud River Railroad No. 18., built in 1914.[11][12] It was filmed in Ventura County, California; Georgia; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
