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The Elephant Man

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Genres:

Drama
History

Release date: 1980-10-09

Budget: $5000000

Revenue: $26000000

Plot:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

Cast:

Actor	Character
Anthony Hopkins	Frederick Treves
John Hurt	John Merrick
Anne Bancroft	Mrs Kendal
John Gielgud	Carr Gomm
Wendy Hiller	Mothershead
Freddie Jones	Bytes
Michael Elphick	Night Porter
Hannah Gordon	Mrs Treves
Helen Ryan	Princess Alex
John Standing	Fox
Dexter Fletcher	Bytes' Boy
Lesley Dunlop	Nora
Phoebe Nicholls	Merrick's Mother
Pat Gorman	Fairground Bobby
Claire Davenport	Fat Lady
Orla Pederson	Skeleton Man
Patsy Smart	Distraught Woman
Frederick Treves	Alderman
Stromboli	Fire Eater
Richard Hunter	Hodges
James Cormack	Pierce
Robert Lewis Bush	Messenger
Roy Evans	Cabman
Joan Rhodes	Cook
Nula Conwell	Nurse Kathleen
Tony London	Young Porter
Alfie Curtis	Milkman
Bernadette Milnes	1st Fighting Woman
Brenda Kempner	2nd Fighting Woman
Carol Harrison	Tart
Hugh Manning	Broadneck
Dennis Burgess	1st Committee Man
Fanny Carby	Mrs Kendal's Dresser
William Morgan Sheppard	Man in Pub
Kathleen Byron	Lady Waddington
Gerald Case	Lord Waddington
David Ryall	Man With Whores
Deirdre Costello	1st Whore
Pauline Quirke	2nd Whore
Kenny Baker	Plumed Dwarf
Chris Greener	Giant
Marcus Powell	Midget
Gilda Cohen	Midget
Lesley Scoble	Siamese Twin
Teri Scoble	Siamese Twin
Eiji Kusuhara	Japanese Bleeder
Robert Day	Little Jim
Patricia Hodge	Screaming Mum
Tommy Wright	First Bobby
Peter Davidson	Second Bobby
John Rapley	King In Panto
Hugh Spight	Puss In Panto
Teresa Codling	Princess In Panto
Marion Betzold	Principal Boy
Caroline Haigh	Tree
Florenzio Morgado	Tree
Victor Kravchenko	Lion / Coachman
Beryl Hicks	Fairy
Michele Amas	Horse
Lucie Alford	Horse
Penny Wright	Horse
Janie Kells	Horse
Lydia Lisle	Merrick's Mother
David Lynch	Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
Harry Fielder	Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Armstrong	Man at Lecture (uncredited)
Ralph G. Morse	Young Aristocrat (uncredited)
Fred Wood	Injured Man (uncredited)
Adam Caine	Kid at Train Station (uncredited)
Tony Clarkin	Thug from Pub (uncredited)
Dave Cooper	Man in crowd (uncredited)
Chick Fowles	Man in Pub (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley	Committee Member (uncredited)
Eric Bergren	Lyra Box Player #1 (uncredited)
Christopher De Vore	Lyra Box Player #2 (uncredited)
Jay McGrath	Man at Lecture (uncredited)
Henry Roberts	Man at Lecture (uncredited)
Kevin Schumm	Kid at Train Station #2 (uncredited)
Ian Selby	Courtier (uncredited)
Guy Standeven	Committee Member (uncredited)
Reg Thomason	Lecture Assistant (uncredited)
Jill Goldston	Nurse (uncredited)
Norman Gay	Doctor (uncredited)
Barrie Holland	Man in Crowd (uncredited)

The Elephant Man

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