The Elephant Man ★★★★ 1980 (PG) A biography of John Merrick, a severely deformed man who, with the help of a sympathetic doctor, moved from freak shows into posh London society. Lynch's first mainstream film, shot in black and white, it presents a startlingly vivid picture of the hypocrisies evident in the social mores of the Victorian era. Moving performance from Hurt in title role. 125m/B VHS, DVD, Wide. Michael Elphick, Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Kenny Baker;
Director:
David Lynch;
Writer:
Eric Bergren, Christopher DeVore, David Lynch;
Writer:
Freddie Francis;
Cameo:
John Morris, Samuel Barber. British Acad. '80: Actor (Hurt), Film; Cesar '82: Foreign Film.
