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The Elephant Man is a British-American period drama film first released in 1980,
directed by David Lynch.
The film stars Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller.
Our overall rating for this film is: excellent.
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Credits
- Director: David Lynch
- Script: Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch, Sir Frederick Treves, Ashley Montagu
- Photo: Freddie Francis
- Music: John Morris
- Cast: 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), Claire Davenport (Fat Lady), Orla Pederson (Skeleton Man), Patsy Smart (Distraught Woman), Frederick Treves (Alderman), Stromboli (Fire Eater), Richard Hunter (Hodges), James Cormack (Pierce), Robert Lewis Bush (Messenger), Roy Evans (Cabman), Joan Rhodes (Cook), Nula Conwell (Nurse Kathleen), Tony London (Young Porter), Alfie Curtis (Milkman), Bernadette Milnes (1st Fighting Woman), Brenda Kempner (2nd Fighting Woman), Carol Harrison (Tart), Hugh Manning (Broadneck), Dennis Burgess (1st Committee Man), Fanny Carby (Mrs. Kendal’s Dresser), William Morgan Sheppard (Man In Pub), Kathleen Byron (Lady Waddington), Gerald Case (Lord Waddington), David Ryall (Man With Whores), Deirdre Costello (1st Whore), Pauline Quirke (2nd Whore), Kenny Baker (Plumed Dwarf), Chris Greener (Giant), Marcus Powell (Midget), Gilda Cohen (Midget), Lisa Scoble (Siamese Twin), Teri Scoble (Siamese Twin), Eiji Kusuhara (Japanese Bleeder), Robert Day (Little Jim), Patricia Hodge (Screaming Mum), Tommy Wright (First Bobby), Peter Davidson (Second Bobby), John Rapley (King In Panto), Hugh Spight (Puss In Panto), Teresa Codling (Princess In Panto), Marion Betzold (Principal Boy), Caroline Haigh (Tree), Florenzio Morgado (Tree), Victor Kravchenko (Lion), Beryl Hicks (Fairy), Michele Amas (Horse), Lucie Alford (Horse), Penny Wright (Horse), Janie Kells (Horse), Lydia Lisle (Merrick’s Mother), Eric Bergren (Lyra Box Player #1), Adam Caine (Kid at Train Station), Christopher De Vore (Lyra Box Player #2)
- Country: UK / USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 124 min; B&W
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