Film · Drama
The Elephant Man
“A true story of courage and human dignity.”
19802h 4mDir David Lynch8.1TMDB
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.
Top Cast
83 total
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
The scene we cut
I am not an animal
Chased into a corner of a train station by a mob he finally speaks up.
John Hurt's make-up took seven hours to apply. He worked alternate days because of it.
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