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The Elephant man

Title
  1. The Elephant man [motion picture] / Paramount ; produced by Jonathan Sanger.
Published by
  1. Chicago : Films Incorporated, 1980.

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Additional authors
  1. Lynch, David, 1946-
  2. Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
  3. Hurt, John, 1940-2017
  4. Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005
  5. Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
  6. Hiller, Wendy, 1912-2003
Description
  1. 4 film reels (123 min.) : sd. ,b&w; 16 mm.
Summary
  1. Based on factual material, Lynch's film tracks the tragic story of John Merrick, a 19th-century British man given the grotesque sobriquet due to the disease that caused his head to become huge and deformed. Displayed in a carnival sideshow, Merrick is disovered by Dr. Frederick Treves and taken to a hospital for study. When the press gets wind of this, it confers celebrity status on the sensitive outcast, a development that causes a crisis of conscience for his benefactor. The film has been praised for its black and white photography and skill in evoking 19th-century England. (Circulates)
Subject
  1. Feature films
  2. Merrick, John, 1862 or 3-1890 > Drama
Genre/Form
  1. Feature films.
Note
  1. Based on The Elephant man: a study in human dignity by Ashley Montagu and The Elephant man and other reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves.
Credits (note)
  1. Director, David Lynch; writers, Christopher DeVore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch; photography, Freddie Francis; editor, Anne V. Coates; music, John Morris, Samuel Barber.
Performer (note)
  1. Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller.
Title
  1. The Elephant man [motion picture] / Paramount ; produced by Jonathan Sanger.
Imprint
  1. Chicago : Films Incorporated, 1980.
Credits
  1. Director, David Lynch; writers, Christopher DeVore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch; photography, Freddie Francis; editor, Anne V. Coates; music, John Morris, Samuel Barber.
Cast
  1. Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller.
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  1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material
Added author
  1. Lynch, David, 1946- film director.
  2. Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- actor.
  3. Hurt, John, 1940-2017, actor.
  4. Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor.
  5. Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, actor.
  6. Hiller, Wendy, 1912-2003, actor.
Branch call number
  1. M16 4500 E
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