Description: Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (John Hurt), when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon (Anthony Hopkins).
Related Titles:The Elephant Man (1980)
Related Names:Kathleen Byron, Robert Day, Lesley Scoble, Gerald Case, Roy Evans, John Gielgud, Richard Hunter, Teri Scoble, Ashley Montagu, John Frederick, John Standing, Christopher De Vore, Freddie Francis, Teresa Codling, Tony London, Stromboli, Patricia Hodge, Hugh Spight, John Rapley, Deirdre Costello, William Morgan Sheppard, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Davenport, Marion Betzold, Penny Wright, Joan Rhodes, Anne V. Coates, Harry Fielder, Stuart Craig, Frederick Treves, James Cormack, Pat Gorman, Lucie Alford, Peter Davidson, Michael Elphick, Marcus Powell, David Lynch, Sir Frederick Treves, Wendy Hiller, Orla Pederson, Brenda Kempner, Pauline Quirke, Phoebe Nicholls, Eric Bergren, Carol Harrison, Chris Greener, Patsy Smart, Dexter Fletcher, Freddie Jones, Adam Caine, Lydia Lisle, Hugh Manning, Lesley Dunlop, Janie Kells, Bernadette Milnes, Alfie Curtis, John Morris, Gilda Cohen, Nula Conwell, Beryl Hicks, Dennis Burgess, Tommy Wright, Michele Amas, Hannah Gordon, David Ryall, John Hurt, Caroline Haigh, Victor Kravchenko, Eiji Kusuhara, Fanny Carby, Helen Ryan, Florenzio Morgado, Kenny Baker, Anne Bancroft, Jonathan Sanger, Robert Lewis Bush
Content Rating:PG
Video URL: http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2169111065/
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