The Elephant Man(Movie, 1980)

Name: The Elephant Man
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1980
Duration: T02:4:00
Rating: 4

| 2h 4min | Genres: Drama, History

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 1,490 votes)

The Elephant Man is a 1980 biographical drama film based on the life of Joseph Merrick (referred to as "John" in the film), a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century. The film was directed by David Lynch, produced by Mel Brooks (who was uncredited, to avoid audiences anticipating the film being in the vein of his comedic works, although his company Brooksfilms is in the opening credits) and Jonathan Sanger, and starred John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, and Freddie Jones. The Elephant Man is generally regarded as one of Lynch's more accessible and mai... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Elephant Man

César Award for Best Foreign Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score

About The Elephant Man

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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Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Shot in: London

Plays in: London

Made by: Paramount Pictures, Brooksfilms

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 26 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/10/1980 (World premiere: 10/09/1980)

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Michael Elphick, Dexter Fletcher, Hugh Manning, John Standing, Kenny Baker, Lesley Dunlop, Kathleen Byron, Patricia Hodge, Pauline Quirke, David Ryall, Pat Gorman, Eric Bergren, Phoebe Nicholls, W. Morgan Sheppard

Director: David Lynch

Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Jonathan Sanger, Mel Brooks

Screenwriter: David Lynch, Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren

Film Editor: Anne V. Coates

Director of Photography: Freddie Francis

Composer: John Morris

Performer: John Morris

Costume designer: Patricia Norris

Production Designer: Stuart Craig

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Elefant Man"

"L'homme éléphant"

"Sloní muz"

"엘리펀트 맨"

"Elefantmannen"

Keywords: freak, exploitation, dignity, physical deformity, disfigurement, based on true story, biography, curiosity, hospital, sideshow, 19th century

Budget: 5,000,000 USD

Revenue: 26,010,864 USD (= 520%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Elephant Man(Movie, 1980)

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