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The Elephant Man 1980 John Merrick Film | David Lynch



What's your review of the 1980 film the Elephant Man, directed by David Lynch, and starring John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, and Anthony Hopkins? The film tells the story of John Merrick. #TheElephantMan #ElephantMan #AnthonyHopkins #JohnMerrick #DavidLynch #AnneBancroft Do you want to watch the Elephant Man? Did you enjoy the full movie or just parts of it? Scroll down for more information!


ABOUT THE ELEPHANT MAN JOHN MERRICK MOVIE


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The Elephant Man plot from IMDb: "A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication."


The Elephant Man trailer can be found online.


Directed by David Lynch

Produced by Jonathan Sanger

Screenplay by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch

Based on The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Frederick Treves, The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu

Music by John Morris

Cinematography: Freddie Francis

Edited by Anne V. Coates

Production company: Brooksfilms

Distributed by Columbia–EMI–Warner (UK), Paramount Pictures (US)

Release date: October 3, 1980 (New York City), October 10, 1980 (US)

Running time: 124 minutes

Budget: $5 million

Box office: $26 million (North America)


Cast and Characters:

Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, a doctor who takes John from the freakshow to work in the hospital

John Hurt as John Merrick, an intelligent, friendly and kind-hearted man who is feared by most people in his society because of his severe deformity

Hannah Gordon as Ann Treves

Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal

John Gielgud as Francis Carr Gomm

Wendy Hiller as Mrs Mothershead

Freddie Jones as Mr Bytes, the evil ringmaster (based on Tom Norman)

Michael Elphick as Jim, the dishonest night porter

Dexter Fletcher as Bytes' boy

Helen Ryan as Alexandra, Princess of Wales

John Standing as Fox

Lesley Dunlop as Nora, Merrick's nurse

Phoebe Nicholls (picture)/Lydia Lisle (footage) as Mary Jane Merrick

Morgan Sheppard as man in pub

Kenny Baker as plumed dwarf

Pat Gorman as Fairground Bobby

Nula Conwell as Nurse Kathleen, one of Merrick's nurses

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