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Oct 10, 1980 · With Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud. A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
- (252K)
- Biography, Drama
- David Lynch
- 1980-10-10
Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, a doctor who takes John from the freakshow to work in the hospital. John Hurt as John Merrick, an intelligent, friendly, kindhearted man who is feared by most people in his society because of his severe deformity. Hannah Gordon as Ann Treves. Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal.
- $5 million
- Jonathan Sanger
92% Tomatometer 63 Reviews 93% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings Dr. Frederic Treves (Anthony Hopkins) discovers Joseph (John) Merrick (John Hurt) in a sideshow. Born with a congenital disorder...
- (3.3K)
- David Lynch
- PG
- John Hurt
Hurt earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Actor for The Elephant Man (1980). Other films include Alien (1979), Heaven's Gate (1980), Champions (1984), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), The Hit (1984), Scandal (1989), The Field (1990), Rob Roy (1995), and Contact (1997). [6]
Feb 1, 2017 · TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The British actor John Hurt died of pancreatic cancer last week at his home in England. He was 77. Originally known as a promising stage actor in the...
Apr 6, 2020 · John Hurt (left) as Joseph Merrick and Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves in The Elephant Man. By James Mottram. April 6, 2020 7:25 pm (Updated July 13, 2020 9:48 am) For a film full of...