A true story of courage and human dignity.
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.
- 8.0
- 1980
- Released
- 2h 4m
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 LadyOrla Pederson
Skeleton ManPatsy Smart
Distraught WomanFrederick Treves
AldermanStromboli
Fire EaterRichard Hunter
HodgesJames Cormack
PierceRobert Lewis Bush
MessengerRoy Evans
CabmanJoan Rhodes
Cook
Nula Conwell
Nurse KathleenTony London
Young Porter
Alfie Curtis
MilkmanBernadette Milnes
1st Fighting WomanBrenda Kempner
2nd Fighting Woman
Carol Harrison
Tart
Hugh Manning
BroadneckDennis Burgess
1st Committee ManFanny Carby
Mrs Kendal's Dresser
William Morgan Sheppard
Man in Pub
Kathleen Byron
Lady WaddingtonGerald Case
Lord Waddington
David Ryall
Man With WhoresDeirdre Costello
1st Whore
Pauline Quirke
2nd Whore
Kenny Baker
Plumed DwarfChris Greener
GiantMarcus Powell
MidgetGilda Cohen
Midget
Lesley Scoble
Siamese TwinTeri Scoble
Siamese Twin
Eiji Kusuhara
Japanese BleederRobert Day
Little Jim
Patricia Hodge
Screaming MumTommy Wright
First Bobby
Peter Davidson
Second BobbyJohn Rapley
King In PantoHugh Spight
Puss In PantoTeresa Codling
Princess In PantoMarion Betzold
Principal BoyCaroline Haigh
TreeFlorenzio Morgado
TreeVictor Kravchenko
Lion / CoachmanBeryl Hicks
FairyMichele Amas
HorseLucie Alford
HorsePenny Wright
HorseJanie Kells
HorseLydia Lisle
Merrick's MotherHarry 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)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)
![First 10 Minutes [4K Remastered]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Lx9w4WpsKOA/hqdefault.jpg)
Released
en
$5,000,000.00
$26,000,000.00
- #exploitation
- #biography
- #based on true story
- #hospital
- #black and white
- #curiosity
- #sideshow
- #disfigurement
- #deformed
- #physical deformity
- #freak
- #19th century
- #dignity
Reviews
Saw this, recently up-converted to 4K at the London Film Festival and, apart from the clear improvements to the quality and detail of the image, I was reminded of just how good it is. Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft play their roles with engaging sincerity - very ably supported by Sir John Gielgud and Dame Wendy Hiller. Prosthetics aside, John Hurt captures both the despair and optimism of Merri
_**The ultimate outcast**_ In 1884 London, a doctor (Anthony Hopkins) meets Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man (wrongly called John Merrick in the film) who was being exploited as a freak show attraction. Treves (Hopkins) tries to help Merrick (John Hurt) for the last six years of the latter’s life wherein he becomes cultured, but he inevitably remains an object of curiosity, to high society