Project Detail

The Elephant Man

Synopsis

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Treasures Strand - Restoration World premiere

Details

Year
1980
Type of film
Features
Running time
123 mins
Director
David Lynch
Producer
David Lynch, Jonathan Sanger
Editor
Anne V. Coates
Screenwriter
Christopher De Vore (screenplay), Eric Bergren (screenplay), David Lynch (screenplay), Frederick Treves (book), Ashley Montagu (book)
Director of Photography
Freddie Francis
Production Designer
Stuart Craig
Composer
John Morris
Principal cast
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

4K restoration supervised by David Lynch, graded in Fotokem LA, managed, restored and finished by L’Immagine Ritrovata

US, UK co-production

Brooksfilms (1980)

Sales Company

STUDIOCANAL

1, Place du Spectacle
92130 Issy les Moulineaux
France

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