- StatusReleased
- Release Date1980-10-09
- Runtime124 minutes
- TaglineA true story of courage and human dignity.
- Revenue26,000,000$
- GenreDrama, History
- Production
CompaniesBrooksfilms, Paramount Pictures - Budget5,000,000$
Movie Overview
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. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Casts
Anthony Hopkins
John Hurt
Anne Bancroft
John Gielgud
Wendy Hiller
Freddie Jones
Michael Elphick
Hannah Gordon
Helen Ryan
John Standing
Dexter Fletcher
Lesley Dunlop
Phoebe Nicholls
Pat Gorman
Nula Conwell
Alfie Curtis
Hugh Manning
William Morgan Sheppard
Kathleen Byron
David Ryall
Pauline Quirke
Kenny Baker
Gilda Cohen
Lesley Scoble
Eiji Kusuhara
Patricia Hodge
Peter Davidson
