The Elephant Man
- Released on
Drama, History
•- Runtime
- 124 mins
(3420 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins
- John Hurt
- Anne Bancroft
- John Gielgud
- Wendy Hiller
- Freddie Jones
- Michael Elphick
- Hannah Gordon
- Helen Ryan
- John Standing
- Dexter Fletcher
- Lesley Dunlop
- Phoebe Nicholls
- Pat Gorman
- Claire Davenport
- Orla Pederson
- Patsy Smart
- Frederick Treves
- Stromboli
- Richard Hunter
- James Cormack
- Robert Lewis Bush
- Roy Evans
- Joan Rhodes
- Nula Conwell
- Tony London
- Alfie Curtis
- Bernadette Milnes
- Brenda Kempner
- Carol Harrison
- Hugh Manning
- Dennis Burgess
- Fanny Carby
- William Morgan Sheppard
- Kathleen Byron
- Gerald Case
- David Ryall
- Deirdre Costello
- Pauline Quirke
- Kenny Baker
- Chris Greener
- Marcus Powell
- Gilda Cohen
- Lesley Scoble
- Teri Scoble
- Eiji Kusuhara
- Robert Day
- Patricia Hodge
- Tommy Wright
- Peter Davidson
- John Rapley
- Hugh Spight
- Teresa Codling
- Marion Betzold
- Caroline Haigh
- Florenzio Morgado
- Victor Kravchenko
- Beryl Hicks
- Michele Amas
- Lucie Alford
- Penny Wright
- Janie Kells
- Lydia Lisle
- David Lynch
- Harry Fielder
- Jack Armstrong
- Ralph Morse
- Fred Wood
- Adam Caine
- Tony Clarkin
- Dave Cooper
- Chick Fowles
- Juba Kennerley
- Eric Bergren
- Christopher De Vore
- Jay McGrath
- Henry Roberts
- Kevin Schumm
- Ian Selby
- Guy Standeven
- Reg Thomason
- Jill Goldston
- Norman Gay
- Barrie Holland
Director
- David Lynch
Producers
- Jonathan Sanger
- Mel Brooks
Screenwriter
- David Lynch
- Christopher De Vore
- Eric Bergren
