The Elephant Man

Release date: 10/09/1980

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $26,000,000

Genres:

Drama, History

Countries:

United States of America

Rating:

8.0

A true story of courage and human dignity.

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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Actors

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

Pat Gorman

Fairground Bobby

Patsy Smart

Distraught Woman

Roy Evans

Cabman

Nula Conwell

Nurse Kathleen

Alfie Curtis

Milkman

Hugh Manning

Broadneck

William Morgan Sheppard

Man in Pub

Kathleen Byron

Lady Waddington

David Ryall

Man With Whores

Pauline Quirke

2nd Whore

Kenny Baker

Plumed Dwarf

Gilda Cohen

Midget

Lesley Scoble

Siamese Twin

Eiji Kusuhara

Japanese Bleeder

Patricia Hodge

Screaming Mum

Peter Davidson

Second Bobby

David Lynch

Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Injured Man (uncredited)

Tony Clarkin

Thug from Pub (uncredited)

Dave Cooper

Man in crowd (uncredited)

Juba Kennerley

Committee Member (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Committee Member (uncredited)

Jill Goldston

Nurse (uncredited)

The Elephant Man

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