The Elephant Man (1980)

Movie Details

Original Title The Elephant Man

Original Language EN

Budget $5,000,000

Revenue $26,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 7.3

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Frederick Treves

Popularity: 4.3

John Hurt

John Merrick

Popularity: 10.9

Anne Bancroft

Mrs Kendal

Popularity: 5.3

John Gielgud

Carr Gomm

Popularity: 1.4

Wendy Hiller

Mothershead

Popularity: 1.4

Freddie Jones

Bytes

Popularity: 4.6

Michael Elphick

Night Porter

Popularity: 1.4

Hannah Gordon

Mrs Treves

Popularity: 5.4

Helen Ryan

Princess Alex

Popularity: 6.7

John Standing

Fox

Popularity: 0.8

Dexter Fletcher

Bytes' Boy

Popularity: 7.7

Lesley Dunlop

Nora

Popularity: 5.4

Key Crew

Screenplay David Lynch, Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore

Director David Lynch

Producer Jonathan Sanger, Mel Brooks

Editor Anne V. Coates

Executive Producer Stuart Cornfeld

Production

Brooksfilms

Videos & Trailers

Emotional scene from THE ELEPHANT MAN

Clip

Reveal

Clip

First 10 Minutes [4K Remastered]

Clip

Official 40th Anniversary Restoration Trailer

Trailer

Interview with John Hurt

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

exploitation biography based on true story hospital black and white curiosity sideshow disfigurement deformed physical deformity freak 19th century dignity

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 7/10

Jul 2, 2020

_**The ultimate outcast**_ In 1884 London, a doctor (Anthony Hopkins) meets Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man (wrongly called John Merrick in the film) who was being exploited as a freak show attraction. Treves (Hopkins) tries to help Merrick (John Hurt) for the last six years of the latter’ ... Read more

CinemaSerf 8/10

Jun 7, 2023

Saw this, recently up-converted to 4K at the London Film Festival and, apart from the clear improvements to the quality and detail of the image, I was reminded of just how good it is. Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft play their roles with engaging sincerity - very ably supported by Sir John Gielgud ... Read more