Movie
Because of Winn-Dixie
Overview
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-02-18
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Family, Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox, Walden Media
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- AnnaSophia Robb as Opal
- Jeff Daniels as Preacher
- Cicely Tyson as Gloria Dump
- Eva Marie Saint as Miss Franny
- Dave Matthews as Otis
- Courtney Jines as Amanda Wilkenson
- Elle Fanning as Sweety Pie Thomas
- Luke Benward as Stevie Dewberry
- Nick Price as Dunlap Dewberry
- B.J. Hopper as Mr. Alfred
- Marca Price as Mrs. Dewberry
- Lenore Banks as Mrs. Detweller
Crew
- Wayne Wang - Director
- Joan Singleton - Screenplay
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