The Elephant Man (1980)
Londra, seconda metà dell'Ottocento. A causa di una malattia molto rara, la neurofibromatosi, che gli ha dato sembianze mostruose, il giovane John Merrick viene esposto come "uomo elefante" nel baraccone di Bytes, un alcolizzato che campa sfruttando la sua mostruosità e lo tratta come una bestia. E' qui che Merrick viene scoperto dal dottor Frederick Treves, un chirurgo del London Hospital che convince Bytes a cederglielo per qualche tempo in modo da poterlo studiare e curare. Portato in ospedale e presentato a un congresso di scienziati, John si rivela ben presto agli occhi di Treves come un uomo di intelligenza superiore e di animo raffinato e sensibile.
Direttore:
David Lynch
Scrittori:
David Lynch, Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore.
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Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves |
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John Hurt as John Merrick |
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Anne Bancroft as Mrs Kendal |
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John Gielgud as Carr Gomm |
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Wendy Hiller as Mothershead |
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Freddie Jones as Bytes |
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Michael Elphick as Night Porter |
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Hannah Gordon as Mrs Treves |
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Helen Ryan as Princess Alex |
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John Standing as Fox |
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Dexter Fletcher as Bytes' Boy |
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Lesley Dunlop as Nora |
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Phoebe Nicholls as Merrick's Mother |
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Pat Gorman as Fairground Bobby |
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Claire Davenport as Fat Lady |
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Orla Pederson as Skeleton Man |
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Patsy Smart as Distraught Woman |
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Frederick Treves as Alderman |
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Stromboli as Fire Eater |
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Richard Hunter as Hodges |
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James Cormack as Pierce |
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Robert Lewis Bush as Messenger |
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Roy Evans as Cabman |
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Joan Rhodes as Cook |
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Nula Conwell as Nurse Kathleen |
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Tony London as Young Porter |
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Alfie Curtis as Milkman |
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Bernadette Milnes as 1st Fighting Woman |
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Brenda Kempner as 2nd Fighting Woman |
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Carol Harrison as Tart |
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Hugh Manning as Broadneck |
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Dennis Burgess as 1st Committee Man |
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Fanny Carby as Mrs Kendal's Dresser |
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William Morgan Sheppard as Man in Pub |
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Kathleen Byron as Lady Waddington |
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Gerald Case as Lord Waddington |
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David Ryall as Man With Whores |
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Deirdre Costello as 1st Whore |
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Pauline Quirke as 2nd Whore |
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Kenny Baker as Plumed Dwarf |
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Chris Greener as Giant |
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Marcus Powell as Midget |
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Gilda Cohen as Midget |
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Lesley Scoble as Siamese Twin |
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Teri Scoble as Siamese Twin |
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Eiji Kusuhara as Japanese Bleeder |
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Robert Day as Little Jim |
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Patricia Hodge as Screaming Mum |
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Tommy Wright as First Bobby |
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Peter Davidson as Second Bobby |
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John Rapley as King In Panto |
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Hugh Spight as Puss In Panto |
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Teresa Codling as Princess In Panto |
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Marion Betzold as Principal Boy |
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Caroline Haigh as Tree |
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Florenzio Morgado as Tree |
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Victor Kravchenko as Lion / Coachman |
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Beryl Hicks as Fairy |
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Michele Amas as Horse |
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Lucie Alford as Horse |
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Penny Wright as Horse |
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Janie Kells as Horse |
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Lydia Lisle as Merrick's Mother |
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David Lynch as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited) |
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Harry Fielder as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Jack Armstrong as Man at Lecture (uncredited) |
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Ralph G. Morse as Young Aristocrat (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Injured Man (uncredited) |
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Adam Caine as Kid at Train Station (uncredited) |
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Tony Clarkin as Thug from Pub (uncredited) |
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Dave Cooper as Man in crowd (uncredited) |
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Chick Fowles as Man in Pub (uncredited) |
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Juba Kennerley as Committee Member (uncredited) |
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Eric Bergren as Lyra Box Player #1 (uncredited) |
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Christopher De Vore as Lyra Box Player #2 (uncredited) |
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Jay McGrath as Man at Lecture (uncredited) |
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Henry Roberts as Man at Lecture (uncredited) |
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Kevin Schumm as Kid at Train Station #2 (uncredited) |
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Ian Selby as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Guy Standeven as Committee Member (uncredited) |
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Reg Thomason as Lecture Assistant (uncredited) |
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Jill Goldston as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Norman Gay as Doctor (uncredited) |
| Production | Maggie Cartier | Casting |
| Writing | David Lynch | Screenplay |
| Camera | Freddie Francis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | David Lynch | Director |
| Art | Stuart Craig | Production Design |
| Production | Jonathan Sanger | Producer |
| Sound | John Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Schneiderman | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Eric Bergren | Screenplay |
| Writing | Christopher De Vore | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christopher Tucker | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Hugh Scaife | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Kaye | Hairstylist |
| Production | Stuart Cornfeld | Executive Producer |
| Art | Robert Cartwright | Art Direction |
| Editing | Patrick Moore | Assistant Editor |
| Art | John Roberts | Set Designer |
| Sound | David Lynch | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Graham Longhurst | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Roy Larner | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Martin Gutteridge | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Garth Inns | Special Effects |
| Sound | Terry Sharratt | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Frank Connor | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Ceri Evans | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Anthony Waye | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Alan Splet | Special Sound Effects |
| Sound | Peter Horrocks | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Neil Corbould | Special Effects |
| Sound | Robin Gregory | Sound mixer |
| Crew | Paul Corbould | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Wick Finch | Electrician |
| Sound | Jack Hayes | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tiny Nicholls | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Terry Wells Sr. | Property Master |
| Crew | Brian Hathaway | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Mel Brooks | Producer |
| Writing | Ashley Montagu | Book |
| Writing | Frederick Treves | Book |
| Production | Terence A. Clegg | Executive In Charge Of Production |
