Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

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G,1hr 12min

Genres:

Family,Comedy

Released:

October 13, 2000

Director:

Dereck Joubert

Distributor:

Buena Vista

Starring:

Angela Bassett, Joanna Lumley, Anne Archer ... More

Synopsis: Beverly Joubert and Derek Joubert, a husband-and-wife team who've won widespread acclaim (and a certain amount of controversy) for their beautiful but unflinchingly realistic wildlife documentaries (including Eternal Enemies and Wildlife Warriors), wrote and directed this feature-length drama that uses footage of animals in the wild to tell a story about elephants in their native environment. After the death of its mother, a baby elephant named Whispers (voice of Debi Derryberry) grabs the tail of ... Full Synopsis

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	Buzz McClain, AMG Review Whispers recalls the by the numbers nature films with voices from 1960s TV, The Wonderful World of Disney, and feature film favorites such as 1963's The Incredible Journey. This foray into the animal kingdom isn't as charming as its predecessors, and adults will find the dialogue inane at times and the liberal borrowing from Bambi not a little insulting. Clearly, grown-ups are not the target audience, ... Read Review