The Elephant Man (1980)

The Greatest Freak in the World

Treves (Anthony Hopkins) questions Bytes (Freddie Jones) about Merrick’s (John Hurt) injuries.

Directed by David Lynch.

Released in 1980 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Crippled Man
  • character-type: Doctor
  • action: Examine
  • action: Argue
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Tearjerkers
  • secondary-genre: Medical Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Biography
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • mood: Disturbing
  • mood: Dark
  • theme: Compassion
  • actor: Freddie Jones
  • actor: Anthony Hopkins
  • director: David Lynch
  • producer: Stuart Cornfeld
  • producer: Mel Brooks
  • producer: Jonathan Sanger
  • 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
  • screenwriter: Ashley Montagu
  • screenwriter: Sir Frederick Treves
  • screenwriter: Christopher De Vore
  • screenwriter: Eric Bergren
  • screenwriter: David Lynch
  • year: 1980
  • studio: Paramount