The Elephant Man (1980)
DramaHistory
friendshiplondon, englandescapenurseexploitationbiographybased on true storytragedyhospitalblack and whiteperiod dramasocial injusticephysical abusecuriositydisabilitysideshowdying youngemotional vulnerabilitydisfigurementbirth defectdeformedcircus freakdiscriminationshamephysical disabilityhumanityphysical deformityfreak showfreakabuse19th centurydignitysocial isolationhuman monsteremotionanxietysocial integrationintrospectionpsychological healing1880s
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
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Crew
David Lynch
director
David Lynch
writer
Eric Bergren
writer
Christopher De Vore
writer
Ashley Montagu
writer
Mel Brooks
producer
Jonathan Sanger
producer
Stuart Cornfeld
producer
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Frederick Treves
John Hurt
John Merrick
Anne Bancroft
Mrs. Kendal
John Gielgud
Carr Gomm
Wendy Hiller
Mothershead
Freddie Jones
Bytes
Michael Elphick
Night Porter
Hannah Gordon
Mrs. Anne Treves
Helen Ryan
Princess Alex
John Standing
Dr. Fox
Dexter Fletcher
Bytes' Boy
Lesley Dunlop
Nora
Phoebe Nicholls
Merrick's Mother
Pat Gorman
Fairground Bobby
Kenny Baker
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