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 | |
| Edition | Criterion Collection Bluray Edition |
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| Packaging | Digipak |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | LPCM Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (SDH) |
| Distributor | Criterion Collection |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Regions | Region A |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Index | 2362 |
| Added Date | Dec 26, 2020 15:32:48 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:35:09 |
Christmas 2020 gift from Beth
With this poignant second feature, David Lynch brought his atmospheric visual and sonic palette to a notorious true story set in Victorian England. When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the freak-show performer John Merrick (John Hurt), who has severe skeletal and soft-tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well. As the two men spend more time together, though, Merrick reveals the intelligence, gentle nature, and profound sense of dignity that lie beneath his shocking appearance, and he and Treves develop a friendship. Shot in gorgeous black and white and boasting a stellar supporting cast that includes Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, and Wendy Hiller, The Elephant Man was nominated for eight Academy Awards, cementing Lynch’s reputation as one of American cinema’s most visionary talents.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration
Director David Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna reading from Room to Dream, a 2018 book they coauthored
Archival interviews with Lynch, actor John Hurt, producers Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger, director of photography Freddie Francis, stills photographer Frank Connor, and makeup artist Christopher Tucker
Audio recording from 1981 of an interview and Q&A with Lynch at the American Film Institute
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed, a 2001 documentary about the film
Joseph Merrick: The Real Elephant Man, a 2005 program featuring archivist Jonathan Evans
Trailer and radio spots
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: Excerpts from an interview with Lynch from the 2005 edition of filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley’s book Lynch on Lynch, and an 1886 letter to the editor of the London Times concerning Merrick, by Francis Culling Carr Gomm, chairman of the London Hospital
New cover by Sister Hyde
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