Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

2000, Kids & family/Drama, 1h 12m

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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale Photos

When the dry season arrives in Africa, herds of elephants move north to seek water at the Great River.

Actress Debi Derryberry provides the voice for the title character, a brave little elephant named Whispers.

Whispers, a baby African elephant, finds danger, fun, and excitement as he takes an amazing journey toward self-discovery and searches for his lost mother.

Movie was shot entirely on location in Botswana in Southern Africa.

Among his herd, Whispers, a baby African elephant (center) is safe. But soon he is stranded alone in the wild and begins an amazing journey.

A story of a baby elephant named Whispers who after being stranded in the wild, begins an amazing journey.

Internationally acclaimed award-winning naturalists and documentary filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert on location.

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In this live-action film, an orphaned baby African elephant named Whispers wanders alone in the wilderness. Luckily, he finds a maternal figure in Groove (Angela Bassett), an older elephant who is used to traveling on her own. The unlikely pachyderm pair make their way through various dangerous environs and try their best to avoid predators lurking about. As they search for a legendary riverside safe haven, Whispers and Groove gradually form a close bond.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Kids & family, Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert
Producer:

Beverly Joubert, Dereck Joubert
Writer:

Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert, Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert, Jordan Moffet, Holly Goldberg Sloan
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 13, 2000 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 5, 2005
Runtime:

1h 12m
Distributor:

Walt Disney Pictures
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Angela Bassett
Groove
Voice

Joanna Lumley
Half Tusk
Voice

Anne Archer
Gentle Heart
Voice

Debi Derryberry
Whispers
Voice

Kevin Michael Richardson
Adult Whispers
Voice

Alice Ghostley
Tuskless
Voice

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Jul 07, 2011

As far as kids movies based on live action animals go, this one is better than most. Still, some pretty chilling scenes that children should not see, and I'm assuming that's their targeted audience,

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