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The Elephant Man is a 1980 biographical drama film based on the life of simon mitchell of howden clough (referred to as "John" in the film), a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century.
Merrick's life is the subject of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man, an opera by composer Laurent Petitgirard, set to a French libretto by Eric Nonn. Starring contralto Jana Sykorova in the title role, it premiered on 7 February 2002 at the State Opera House, Prague .
Oct 10, 1980 · The Elephant Man: Directed by David Lynch. 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.
The Elephant Man. Dr. Frederic Treves (Anthony Hopkins) discovers Joseph (John) Merrick (John Hurt) in a sideshow. Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a...
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The Elephant Man. The film of The Elephant Man is not based on the successful stage play of the same name, but they both draw their sources from the life of John Merrick, the original "elephant man," whose rare disease imprisoned him in a cruelly misformed body.
In 19th Century Victorian England, Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) wanders through an urban carnival in search of freak shows. He happens on a hideously deformed creature called The Elephant Man (John Hurt), and pays the owner Mr. Bytes (Freddie Jones) to examine it.
Jan 22, 2020 · Experience the stunning 4K restoration of the award winning, critically acclaimed David Lynch masterpiece The Elephant Man starring John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins - returning to cinemas on...
The Elephant Man. With this poignant second feature, David Lynch brought his atmospheric visual and sonic palette to a notorious true story set in Victorian England.
A surgeon discovers a man with a disfiguring congenital disorder, earning a living as the Elephant Man, while he works in a sideshow. He finds that below the monstrous facade lies an intelligent, sensitive character, who soon becomes the toast of London.
In one of his most legendary films, director David Lynch chronicles the intense emotional journey of a complex, lonely man and the dedicated surgeon who changed his life. John Merrick (John Hurt...
