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The Elephant Man (Blu-ray)

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An intensely moving true story of humanity and bravery, The Elephant Man  won 3 BAFTA awards including Best Film and Best Actor, and received 8 Oscar® nominations on release in 1980. Boasting an exceptional lead performance from John Hurt (Alien, 1984, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) in the iconic role of John Merrick, the stellar cast features Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of The Lambs, The Two Popes), John Gielgud (Gandhi, Julius Caesar), Anne Bancroft (The Graduate, The Miracle Worker), Hannah Gordon (Watership Down), Freddie Jones (Dune), Wendy Hiller (A Man for All Seasons) and Michael Elphick (Gorky Park).

John Merrick (John Hurt) is The Elephant Man, forced into becoming a circus sideshow freak and spurned by society due to the disfiguring disabilities he was born with. Rescued by a well-meaning surgeon (Anthony Hopkins), he escapes a life of prejudice and cruelty as he tries to fit into a world ruled by Victorian sensibilities. With news of Merrick quickly spreading, he becomes a celebrated curiosity amongst London’s upper class, including with the famed actress Mrs. Kendal (Anne Bancroft). Despite being treated somewhat more humanely, the question becomes whether Treves’ actions are in fact a just a further form of exploitation of Merrick.

Beautifully shot in black and white by the incomparable Freddie Francis (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Cape Fear) and with BAFTA-winning production design by Stuart Craig (The English Patient, The Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), The Elephant Man is an unforgettable story of human dignity and courage in the face of unimaginable adversity, that proved to be David Lynch’s first commercial and critical success.

 
Extras
  • BFI Q&A with Jonathan Sanger
  • Interview with stills photographer Frank Connor
  • Interview with David Lynch
  • Interview with John Hurt
  • Mike Figgis interviews David Lynch
  • The Air Is On Fire: Interview with David Lynch at Cartier Foundation
  • Joseph Merrick, The Real Elephant Man
  • The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed
  • Behind The Scenes Stills Gallery
  • English SDH
 
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SKU 5055201832276
Catalogue Number OPTBD2962
Product contents 2 discs
Year 1980
Director David Lynch
Format Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) StudioCanal
Countries United Kingdom
Colour Colour
Subtitles English Hard of Hearing
Language(s) English
Running time 118 min
Blu-ray region B
BFICID_ID 150051703
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