Title:
The elephant man
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a Brooksfilms production ; screenplay by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch ; produced by Jonathan Sanger ; directed by David Lynch.
Uniform Title:
Elephant man (Motion picture)
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781681437675
Series:
General Note:
Based on the books "The elephant man and other reminiscences" by Sir Frederick Treves, and "The elephant man : a study in human dignity" by Ashley Montagu.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Special Features: New 4K digital restoration; director David Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna reading from Room to Dream, a 2018 book they co-authored; 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.
Abstract:
When the London surgeon Frederick Treves meets the freak-show performer John Merrick, who has severe skeletal and soft tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well. As the two men spend more time together, though, Merrick reveals the intelligence, gentle nature, and profound sense of dignity that lie beneath his shocking appearance, and he and Treves develop a friendship.
Reading Level:
Rating: PG.
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Contents:
disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special features.
Credits:
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; composer, John Morris ; production design by Stuart Craig ; costume designer, Patricia Norris.
Performer:
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller.
Technical Details:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen (2.35:1); stereo.
Language:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).