The Elephant Man [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Elephant Man [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lynch Cast: John Hurt
John Hurt
, Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
, Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
, John Gielgud
John Gielgud
David Lynch
The Elephant Man [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Elephant Man [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lynch Cast: John Hurt
John Hurt
, Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
, Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
, John Gielgud
John Gielgud
David Lynch

Blu-ray (Black & White / Wide Screen)

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Overview

John Hurt stars as John Merrick, the hideously deformed 19th century Londoner known as "The Elephant Man." Treated as a sideshow freak, Merrick is assumed to be retarded as well as misshapen because of his inability to speak coherently. In fact, he is highly intelligent and sensitive, a fact made public when one Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) rescues Merrick from a carnival and brings him to a hospital for analysis. Alas, even after being recognized as a man of advanced intellect, Merrick is still treated like a freak; no matter his station in life, he will forever be a prisoner of his own malformed body. Unable to secure rights for the famous stage play The Elephant Man, producer Mel Brooks based his film on the memoirs of Frederick Treves and a much later account of Merrick's life by Ashley Montagu. The film is lensed in black and white by British master cinematographer Freddie Francis. Though nominated for eight Academy Awards, the film was ultimately shut out in every category.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/29/2020
UPC: 0715515251518
Original Release: 1980
Rating: PG
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 2:03:00
Sales rank: 3,507

Special Features

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack; Director David Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna reading from Room to Dream, a 2018 book they coauthored; Archival interviews with Lynch, actor John Hurt, producers Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger, director of photography Freddie Francis, stills photographer Frank Connor, and makeup artist Christopher Tucker; Audio recording from 1981 of an interview and Q&A with Lynch at the American Film Institute; The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed, a 2001 documentary about the film; Joseph Merrick: The Real Elephant Man, a 2005 program featuring archivist Jonathan Evans; Trailer and radio spots; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
John Hurt John Merrick
Anthony Hopkins Dr. Frederick Treves,le docteur Frederick Treves
Anne Bancroft Mme Kendal
John Gielgud M. 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 Bush Messenger,Messenger
Roy Evans Cabbie
Joan Rhodes Cook
Nula Conwell Nurse
Tony London Porter
Alfie Curtis Milkman
Bernadette Milnes Fighting Woman
Brenda Kemper Fighting Woman
Carole Harrison Tart
Hugh Manning Broadneck
Dennis Burgess 1st Committeeman
Fanny Carby Mrs. Kendal's Dresser
Morgan Sheppard Man in Pub
Kathleen Byron Lady Waddington
Gerald Case Lord Waddington
David Ryall Man with Whores
Deidre Costello Whore,1st Whore
Pauline Quirke Whore
Kenny Baker Plumed Dwarf
Chris Greener Giant
Marcus Powell Midget
Gilda Cohen Midget
Eiji Kusuhara Japanese Bleeder
Patricia Hodge Screaming Woman
Tommy Wright Bobby
Peter Davidson Bobby
John Rapley King in Panto
Hugh Spight Puss in Panto
Teresa Codling Princess in Panto
Marion Betzold Principal Boy
Beryl Hicks Fairy
Victor Kravchenko Lion/Coachman
Florenzio Morgado Tree
Caroline Haigh Tree
Dexter Flechter le fils de Bytes
Danny Lynch Fire Eater
Maggie Cartier Actor
Lisa & Teri Scobie Siamese Twins
Robert Day Little Jim
William Morgan Sheppard Man in Pub
John Morris Composer

Technical Credits
David Lynch Director,Sound Effects,Screenwriter,Sound/Sound Designer
Eric Bergren Screenwriter
Christopher De Vore Screenwriter
Stuart Cornfeld Executive Producer
Jonathan Sanger Producer
Ashley Montagu Screenwriter
Frederick Treves Screenwriter
Mel Brooks Executive Producer
David Smith Special Effects
Robin Gregory Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Horrocks Sound Effects
John Iles Sound Effects
Alan Splet Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Graham Longhurst Special Effects
Maggie Cartier Casting
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