The Elephant Man (1980)
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.
- Released
- 1980-10-09
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- David Lynch, David Lynch, Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 4107 votes
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves
- John Hurt as John Merrick
- Anne Bancroft as Mrs Kendal
- John Gielgud as Carr Gomm
- Wendy Hiller as Mothershead
- Freddie Jones as Bytes
- Michael Elphick as Night Porter
- Hannah Gordon as Mrs Treves
- Helen Ryan as Princess Alex
- John Standing as Fox
- Dexter Fletcher as Bytes' Boy
- Lesley Dunlop as Nora