The Elephant Man 1980
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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.
Cast
C
Claire Davenport
Fat Lady
O
Orla Pederson
Skeleton Man
P
Patsy Smart
Distraught Woman
F
Frederick Treves
Alderman
Crew
- Director
- David Lynch
- Writers
- David Lynch, Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore
- Producers
- Jonathan Sanger, Mel Brooks
- Executive Producers
- Stuart Cornfeld
- Cinematography
- Freddie Francis
- Editing
- Anne V. Coates
- Composer
- John Morris
- Production Design
- Stuart Craig
- Costume Design
- Patricia Norris
Details
- Release date
- Oct 9, 1980
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Revenue
- $26,000,000
- Studios
- Brooksfilms
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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