Paramount Pictures (1980)
Biography | Drama
USA | English | Color | 02:04
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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Anthony Hopkins | Dr. Frederick Treves |
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John Hurt | John Merrick |
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Anne Bancroft | Mrs. Kendal |
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John Gielgud | Carr Gomm |
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Wendy Hiller | Mothershead |
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Freddie Jones | Bytes |
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Michael Elphick | Night Porter |
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Hannah Gordon | Mrs. Treves |
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Helen Ryan | Princess Alex |
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John Standing | Fox |
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Dexter Fletcher | Bytes' Boy |
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Lesley Dunlop | Nora |
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Phoebe Nicholls | Merrick's Mother |
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Pat Gorman | Fairground Bobby |
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Claire Davenport | Fat Lady |
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Orla Pederson | Skeleton Man |
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Patsy Smart | Distraught Woman |
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Frederick Treves | Alderman |
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Stromboli | Fire Eater |
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Richard Hunter | Hodges |
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James Cormack | Pierce |
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Robert Lewis Bush | Messenger |
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Roy Evans | Cabman |
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Joan Rhodes | Cook |
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Nula Conwell | Nurse Kathleen |
| Director | David Lynch |
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| Writer | Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch, Frederick Treves, Ashley Montagu | |
| Producer | Mel Brooks, Stuart Cornfeld, Jonathan Sanger | |
| Musician | John Morris | |
| Photography | Freddie Francis | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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