The Elephant Man
review
Synopsis
London in the 19th century. Doctor Trives meets John Merrick, nicknamed ``The Elephant Man,'' at a town freak show. She takes him back to live in a hospital for research purposes, but she soon comes into contact with Merrick's intelligence and pure heart, and as they interact with him, she begins to open up to him.
Work information
staff
Director: David Lynch
Producer: Jonathan Sanger
Executive producer: Stuart Kornfeld
Mel Brooks
Original work: Frederick Treaves
Ashley Montague
Screenplay: Christopher DeVore
Eric Berggren
david lynch
Photography: Freddie Francis
production design stuart craig
Costume design: Patricia Norris
Editing: Anne V. Coates
Music: John Morris
cast
john hart
Anthony Hopkins
Anne Bancroft
John Gielgud
wendy hiller
freddie jones
Kathleen Byron
Hanna gordon
Frederick Treves
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