The Elephant Man

8.1

1980

124 min

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...

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Genre: Drama
History
Release: 1980-10-09
Production: Brooksfilms • Paramount Pictures

Cast

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)

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