The Elephant Man (1980)

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PG | 2 hr 5 mins | Drama | Released: 10/10/1980

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Synopsis:

A Victorian surgeon rescues a severely disfigured man who is mistreated while surviving as a carnival freak.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/10/1980

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
David Lynch	Director
Cast	Credit
Anthony Hopkins	Frederick Treves
John Hurt	John Merrick
Anne Bancroft	Mrs Madge Kendal
John Gielgud	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's Boy
Lesley Dunlop	Nora
Phoebe Nicholls	Merrick's Mother
Patrick Gorman	Fairground Bobby
Claire Davenport	Fat Lady
Orla Pederson	Skeleton Woman
Patsy Smart	Distraught Woman
Frederick Treves	Alderman
Stromboli	Fire Eater
Richard Hunter	Hodges
James Cormack	Pierce
Robert Bush	Messenger
Roy Evans	Cabman
Joan Rhodes	Cook
Nula Conwell	Nurse Kathleen
Tony London	Young Porter
Alfie Curtis	Milkman
Bernadette Milnes	1st Fighting Woman
Brenda Kempner	2nd Fighting Woman
Carole Harrison	Tart
Hugh Manning	Broadneck
Dennis Burgess	1st Committee Man
Fanny Carby	Mrs Kendal's Dresser
W Morgan Sheppard	Man in Pub
Kathleen Byron	Lady Waddington
Gerald Case	Lord Waddington
David Ryall	Man with Whores
Deirdre Costello	1st Whore
Pauline Quirke	2nd Whore
Kenny Baker	Plumed Dwarf
Chris Grenner	Giant
Marcus Powell	Midget
Gilda Cohen	Midget
Lisa Scoble	Siamese Twin
Teri Scoble	Siamese Twin
Eiji Kusuhara	Japanese Bleeder
Robert Day	Little Jim
Patricia Hodge	Screaming Mum
Tommy Wright	1st Bobby
Peter J Davidson	2nd Bobby
John Rapley	King in Panto
Hugh Spight	Puss in Panto
Teresa Codling	Princess in Panto
Marion Betzold	Principal Boy
Caroline Haigh	Tree
Florenzio Morgado	Tree
Victor Kravchenko	Lion
Victor Kravchenko	Coachman
Beryl Hicks	Fairy
Michele Amas	Horse
Lucie Alford	Horse
Penny Wright	Horse
Janie Kells	Horse
Lydia Lisle	Merrick's Mother
Production Credits	Credit
Jonathan Sanger	Producer
Stuart Cornfeld	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Brooksfilms	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
WEG	Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia-EMI-Warner	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Christopher DeVore	Screenplay
Frederick Treves	Source Material (from novel)
Ashley Montagu	Book as Source Material
Eric Bergren	Screenplay
David Lynch	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Stuart Craig	Production Designer
Hugh Scaife	Set Decorator
Robert Cartwright	Art Director - art direction
Casting	Credit
Maggie Cartier	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Frank Connor	Photography - stills
Jerry Dunkley	Camera Operator
Freddie Francis	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
John Morris	Music Conductor
Jack Hayes	Orchestrations
The National Philharmonic Orchestra	Music Performer
John Morris	Music - music director
The London Symphony Orchestra	Music Performer
John Morris	Music
Andre Previn	Music Conductor
Samuel Barber	Music - music extract
Production Management	Credit
Ceri Evans Cooper	Script Supervisor
Graham Ford	Location Manager
Anthony Waye	Assistant Director
Terence A Clegg	Production Supervisor
Gerry Gavigan	Assistant Director
Nick Daubeny	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
David Lynch	Sound Design
Peter Horrocks	Sound Editor
Robin Gregory	Sound Mixer
Doug Turner	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Alan Splet	Sound Effects - special sound effects
Alan Splet	Sound Design
Visual Effects	Credit
Graham Longhurst	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Patricia Norris	Costume Designer
Wally Schneiderman	Makeup Supervisor
Christopher Tucker	Makeup - makeup design and creationr
Stephanie Kaye	Hair - hairstyles
Paula Gillespie	Hair - hairstyles
Wally Schneiderman	Makeup
Michael Morris	Makeup
Beryl Lerman	Makeup

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