The elephant man

The Resource The elephant man
Label
The elephant man
Statement of responsibility
Paramount ; a Brooksfilms production ; screenplay by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch ; produced by Jonathan Sanger ; directed by David Lynch
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  • eng
  • eng
Summary
When the London surgeon Frederick Treves meets the freak-show performer John Merrick, who has severe skeletal and soft tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well. As the two men spend more time together, though, Merrick reveals the intelligence, gentle nature, and profound sense of dignity that lie beneath his shocking appearance, and he and Treves develop a friendship
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Credits note
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; composer, John Morris ; production design, Stuart Craig ; costume designer, Patricia Norris
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.E54 2020
PerformerNote
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones
Runtime
123
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
1051
Technique
live action
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