The Elephant Man (1980)

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Synopsis
John Hurt stars as John Merrick, the hideously deformed 19th century Londoner known as "The Elephant Man". Treated as a sideshow freak, Merrick is assumed to be retarded as well as misshapen because of his inability to speak coherently. In fact, he is highly intelligent and sensitive, a fact made public when one Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) rescues Merrick from a carnival and brings him to a hospital for analysis. Alas, even after being recognized as a man of advanced intellect, Merrick is still treated like a freak; no matter his station in life, he will forever be a prisoner of his own malformed body. Unable to secure rights for the famous stage play The Elephant Man, producer Mel Brooks based his film on the memoirs of Frederick Treves and a much later account of Merrick's life by Ashley Montagu. The film is lensed in black and white by British master cinematographer Freddie Francis. Though nominated for eight Academy Awards, the film was ultimately shut out in every category. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

Robert Cartwright	Art Director
Ashley Montagu	Book Author
Frederick Treves	Book Author
Maggie Cartier	Casting
Freddie Francis	Cinematographer
John Morris	Composer (Music Score)
Samuel Barber	Composer (Music Score)
Pat Norris	Costume Designer
David Lynch	Director
Anne V. Coates	Editor
Mel Brooks	Executive Producer
Stuart Cornfeld	Executive Producer
Samuel Barber	Featured Music
Anthony Waye	First Assistant Director
Christopher Tucker	Makeup
Wally Schneiderman	Makeup
David Lynch	Musical Direction/Supervision
Jonathan Sanger	Producer
Stuart Cornfield	Producer
Stuart Craig	Production Designer
Christopher de Vore	Screenwriter
David Lynch	Screenwriter
Eric Bergren	Screenwriter
Graham Ford	Set Designer
Hugh Scaife	Set Designer
Ashley Montagu	Short Story Author
Ashley Montagu	Short Story Author
Frederick Treves	Short Story Author
Alan Splet	Sound/Sound Designer
David Lynch	Sound/Sound Designer
Robin Gregory	Sound/Sound Designer
Graham Longhurst	Special Effects

Genre
Drama

Awards
1980 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1980 - Best Picture - Academy
1980 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1980 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1980 - Best Picture - Academy
1980 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television
1980 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1980 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1980 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1980 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1981 - Best Foreign Film - French Academy of Cinema
1981 - Best Foreign Film - French Academy of Cinema

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Michael Elphick	Night Porter
Dexter Fletcher	Bytes' Boy
John Gielgud	Carr Gomm
Hannah Gordon	Mrs. Treves
Wendy Hiller	Mothershead
John Hurt	John Merrick
Freddie Jones	Bytes
Phoebe Nicholls	Merrick's Mother
Helen Ryan	Princess Alexandra
John Standing	Fox
Anne Bancroft	Mrs. Madge Kendal
Anthony Hopkins	Dr. Frederick Treves

The Elephant Man (1980)

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