The Elephant Man (1980)

The Terrible Elephant Man

Bytes (Freddie Jones) spins a wild yarn about the origin of the Elephant Man, but Treves (Anthony Hopkins) is moved to tears by the deformed man.

Directed by David Lynch.

Released in 1980 by Paramount.

Your MOVIECLIP has been shared on Facebook

related tags 

  • character-type: Doctor
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Medical Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Tearjerkers
  • secondary-genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Biography
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Creepy
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Curtains
  • prop: Cane
  • setting: Basement
  • theme: Compassion
  • actor: John Hurt
  • actor: Freddie Jones
  • actor: Anthony Hopkins
  • director: David Lynch
  • producer: Jonathan Sanger
  • producer: Stuart Cornfeld
  • producer: Mel Brooks
  • cinematographer: Freddie Francis
  • composer: John Morris
  • editor: Anne V. Coates
  • costume-designer: Patricia Norris
  • production-designer: Stuart Craig
  • role-name: Bytes
  • role-name: Frederick Treves
  • role-name: John Merrick
  • screenwriter: Ashley Montagu
  • screenwriter: Sir Frederick Treves
  • screenwriter: David Lynch
  • screenwriter: Christopher De Vore
  • screenwriter: Eric Bergren
  • year: 1980
  • studio: Paramount