The Elephant Man
Released
October 9, 1980
Runtime: 2h 4m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Anthony Hopkins
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 Treves
Helen Ryan
Princess Alex
John Standing
Fox
Dexter Fletcher
Bytes' Boy
Lesley Dunlop
Nora
Phoebe Nicholls
Merrick's Mother
- PG
Pat Gorman
Fairground Bobby
- CD
Claire Davenport
Fat Lady
- OP
Orla Pederson
Skeleton Man
- PS
Patsy Smart
Distraught Woman
Frederick Treves
Alderman
David Lynch
Director
David Lynch
Screenplay
- EB
Eric Bergren
Screenplay
- CV
Christopher De Vore
Screenplay
Media
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