The Elephant Man
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.
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Cast
- Mrs. Anne Treves Hannah Gordon
- Princess Alex Helen Ryan
- Dr. Fox John Standing
- Night Porter Michael Elphick
- Carr Gomm John Gielgud
- Mrs. Kendal Anne Bancroft
- Dr. Frederick Treves Anthony Hopkins
- Bytes Freddie Jones
- John Merrick John Hurt
- Mothershead Wendy Hiller
- Cabman Roy Evans
- Nurse Kathleen Nula Conwell
- Siamese Twin Lesley Scoble
- Horse Janie Kells
- Lady Waddington Kathleen Byron
- Mrs. Kendal's Dresser Fanny Carby
- Fat lady Claire Davenport
- Nora Lesley Dunlop
- Merrick's Mother Lydia Lisle
- Second Bobby Peter Davidson
- King In Panto John Rapley
- Patsy Smart Patsy Smart
- Tart Carol Harrison
- Midget Marcus Powell
- Screaming Mum Patricia Hodge
- 1st Committee Man Dennis Burgess
- 1st Fighting Woman Bernadette Milnes
- Young Porter Tony London
- Fairground Bobby Pat Gorman
- Man In Pub William Morgan Sheppard
- Hodges Richard Hunter
- Lord Waddington Gerald Case
- 1st Whore Deirdre Costello
- Japanese Bleeder Eiji Kusuhara
- 2nd Whore Pauline Quirke
- Alderman Frederick Treves
- Merrick's Mother Phoebe Nicholls
- Bytes' Boy Dexter Fletcher
- Plumed Dwarf Kenny Baker
- Man With Whores David Ryall
Directed by David Lynch
