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The Elephant Man
Film / 1980

The Elephant Man

Directed by David Lynch
DramaHistory

★ 8.0/104120 votes

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity.

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Phoebe NichollsMerrick's Mother Pat GormanFairground Bobby Claire DavenportFat Lady Orla PedersonSkeleton Man Patsy SmartDistraught Woman Frederick TrevesAlderman StromboliFire Eater Richard HunterHodges James CormackPierce Robert Lewis BushMessenger Roy EvansCabman Joan RhodesCook Nula ConwellNurse Kathleen Tony LondonYoung Porter Alfie CurtisMilkman Bernadette Milnes1st Fighting Woman Brenda Kempner2nd Fighting Woman Carol HarrisonTart Hugh ManningBroadneck Dennis Burgess1st Committee Man Fanny CarbyMrs Kendal's Dresser William Morgan SheppardMan in Pub Kathleen ByronLady Waddington Gerald CaseLord Waddington David RyallMan With Whores Deirdre Costello1st Whore Pauline Quirke2nd Whore Kenny BakerPlumed Dwarf Chris GreenerGiant Marcus PowellMidget Gilda CohenMidget Lesley ScobleSiamese Twin Teri ScobleSiamese Twin Eiji KusuharaJapanese Bleeder Robert DayLittle Jim Patricia HodgeScreaming Mum Tommy WrightFirst Bobby Peter DavidsonSecond Bobby John RapleyKing In Panto Hugh SpightPuss In Panto Teresa CodlingPrincess In Panto Marion BetzoldPrincipal Boy Caroline HaighTree Florenzio MorgadoTree Victor KravchenkoLion / Coachman Beryl HicksFairy Michele AmasHorse Lucie AlfordHorse Penny WrightHorse Janie KellsHorse Lydia LisleMerrick's Mother David LynchMan in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited) Harry FielderPoliceman (uncredited) Jack ArmstrongMan at Lecture (uncredited) Ralph G. MorseYoung Aristocrat (uncredited) Fred WoodInjured Man (uncredited) Adam CaineKid at Train Station (uncredited) Tony ClarkinThug from Pub (uncredited) Dave CooperMan in crowd (uncredited) Chick FowlesMan in Pub (uncredited) Juba KennerleyCommittee Member (uncredited) Eric BergrenLyra Box Player #1 (uncredited) Christopher De VoreLyra Box Player #2 (uncredited) Jay McGrathMan at Lecture (uncredited) Henry RobertsMan at Lecture (uncredited) Kevin SchummKid at Train Station #2 (uncredited) Ian SelbyCourtier (uncredited) Guy StandevenCommittee Member (uncredited)

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