Elephant Man

Elephant Man

1980-10-09   •   Drame, Histoire   •   2h 4min

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Je ne suis pas un animal ! Je suis un être humain ! Je suis un homme !

Londres, 1884. Le chirurgien Frederick Treves découvre un homme complètement défiguré et difforme, devenu une attraction de foire. John Merrick, «le monstre», doit son nom de Elephant Man au terrible accident que subit sa mère. Alors enceinte de quelques mois, elle est renversée par un éléphant. Impressionné par de telles difformités, le Dr. Treves achète Merrick, l'arrachant ainsi à la violence de son propriétaire, et à l'humiliation quotidienne d'être mis en spectacle. Le chirurgien pense alors que «le monstre» est un idiot congénital. Il découvre rapidement en Merrick un homme meurtri, intelligent et doté d'une grande sensibilité.

Acteurs

Anthony Hopkins

Frederick Treves

John Hurt

John Merrick

Anne Bancroft

Mrs Kendal

John Gielgud

Carr Gomm

Wendy Hiller

Mothershead

Michael Elphick

Night Porter

Hannah Gordon

Mrs Treves

Helen Ryan

Princess Alex

Phoebe Nicholls

Merrick's Mother

Pat Gorman

Fairground Bobby

Orla Pederson

Skeleton Man

Patsy Smart

Distraught Woman

Stromboli

Fire Eater

Nula Conwell

Nurse Kathleen

Tony London

Young Porter

Bernadette Milnes

1st Fighting Woman

Brenda Kempner

2nd Fighting Woman

Hugh Manning

Broadneck

Dennis Burgess

1st Committee Man

Fanny Carby

Mrs Kendal's Dresser

Kathleen Byron

Lady Waddington

Gerald Case

Lord Waddington

David Ryall

Man With Whores

Kenny Baker

Plumed Dwarf

Lesley Scoble

Siamese Twin

Teri Scoble

Siamese Twin

Eiji Kusuhara

Japanese Bleeder

Robert Day

Little Jim

Patricia Hodge

Screaming Mum

Tommy Wright

First Bobby

Peter Davidson

Second Bobby

John Rapley

King In Panto

Hugh Spight

Puss In Panto

Teresa Codling

Princess In Panto

Marion Betzold

Principal Boy

Victor Kravchenko

Lion / Coachman

Lydia Lisle

Merrick's Mother

David Lynch

Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Armstrong

Man at Lecture (uncredited)

Ralph G. Morse

Young Aristocrat (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Injured Man (uncredited)

Adam Caine

Kid at Train Station (uncredited)

Tony Clarkin

Thug from Pub (uncredited)

Dave Cooper

Man in crowd (uncredited)

Chick Fowles

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Juba Kennerley

Committee Member (uncredited)

Eric Bergren

Lyra Box Player #1 (uncredited)

Christopher De Vore

Lyra Box Player #2 (uncredited)

Jay McGrath

Man at Lecture (uncredited)

Henry Roberts

Man at Lecture (uncredited)

Kevin Schumm

Kid at Train Station #2 (uncredited)

Ian Selby

Courtier (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Committee Member (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

Lecture Assistant (uncredited)

Jill Goldston

Nurse (uncredited)

Norman Gay

Doctor (uncredited)

Barrie Holland

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Réalisateurs

David Lynch

David Lynch

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Titre d'origine

Elephant Man

Statut

Released

Budget

$ 5,000,000

Recette

$ 26,000,000

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