Joseph Merrick - Wikipedia
Merrick's life is the subject of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man, an opera by composer Laurent Petitgirard, set to a French libretto by Eric Nonn. Starring contralto Jana Sykorova in the title role, it premiered on 7 February 2002 at the State Opera House, Prague .
The Elephant Man (film) - Wikipedia
The Elephant Man is a 1980 biographical drama film loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick (referred to as "John" in the film), a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century.
The Elephant Man (1980) - IMDb
Oct 10, 1980 · The Elephant Man: Directed by David Lynch. With Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud. A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak.
David Lynch's 'The Elephant Man' Is Incredibly Heartbreaking
Yet The Elephant Man is a biopic as only David Lynch could’ve made one, as the proceedings are bookended by a couple of surrealist sequences featuring Merrick’s mother. These moments allow us ...
The Elephant Man movie review (1980) - Roger Ebert
The film of The Elephant Man is not based on the successful stage play of the same name, but they both draw their sources from the life of John Merrick, the original “elephant man,” whose rare disease imprisoned him in a cruelly misformed body.
The Elephant Man - Rotten Tomatoes
Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a living as the "Elephant Man." Treves brings Merrick into his home, discovering that his rough...
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The Elephant Man (1980) - The Criterion Collection
When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the freak-show performer John Merrick (John Hurt), who has severe skeletal and soft-tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well.
The Elephant Man (1980) - Plot - IMDb
In 19th Century Victorian England, Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) wanders through an urban carnival in search of freak shows. He happens on a hideously deformed creature called The Elephant Man (John Hurt), and pays the owner Mr. Bytes (Freddie Jones) to examine it.
The Elephant Man - Prime Video
In Victorian London, Dr. Treves discovers Joseph Merrick in a circus side show. Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a living as the “Elephant Man.” Treves takes an interest in Merrick’s welfare, discovering that his rough exterior hides a refined soul.
David Lynch, Mel Brooks and the sad saga of The Elephant Man
1 day ago · Lynch’s 1980 film The Elephant Man, based on the real-life story of Joseph Merrick, is unusual in his career for many reasons. It is a period drama based on a true story, ...