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The true and deeply moving story of John Merrick who was the victim of a hideous disease that distorted his face and body.Product Identifiers
EAN5055201846464
eBay Product ID (ePID)16048554970
Product Key Features
ActorAnne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Hannah Gordon
Film/TV TitleThe Elephant Man
DirectorDavid Lynch
FormatHD DVD
Release Year2020
LanguageEnglish
Features4 K Uhd\40th Anniversary Edition
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs3
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ComposerJohn Morris
Production DesignerStuart Craig
ReviewsNew York Times - ...Haunting....Hurt is truly remarkable..., Sight and Sound - ...Moving...
Additional InformationDavid Lynch brings his own dreamlike style to the heartbreaking yet somehow uplifting story of John Merrick (John Hurt), a hideously deformed individual dubbed the Elephant Man during his years in a circus freak show in Victorian England. After suffering for years at the hands of his circus "master," the eloquent, soft spoken Merrick is "rescued" by compassionate surgeon Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), who allows him to live at the hospital where he works. Merrick becomes a social celebrity when he meets a popular stage performer (Anne Bancroft), but he must continue to fight for his dignity with those who still choose to view him as a freak. Meanwhile, Treves begins to question whether his supposed act of humanity has been just as exploitative as Merrick's former caretaker's.<BR>Lynch's follow-up to his 1978 cult classic ERASERHEAD is a striking blend of art and entertainment, which earned the film eight Academy Award nominations in 1980. Freddie Francis's breathtaking black-and-white cinematography combines with John Morris's score to re-create Victorian England with a deeply haunting beauty. It is the compassionate performances of Hurt and Hopkins that lift THE ELEPHANT MAN to a more emotional level, however, bringing an inspired sadness to Lynch's striking vision.
ScreenwriterDavid Lynch, Eric Bergren, Christopher DeVore
Costume DesignerPatricia Norris
CinematographerFreddie Francis
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Elephant Man