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The Elephant man
- Title
- The Elephant man [motion picture] / Paramount ; produced by Jonathan Sanger.
- Publication
- Chicago : Films Incorporated, 1980.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | C.1 REEL 4 OF 4 | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 4500 E C.1 REEL 4 OF 4 C.1 REEL 4 OF 4 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | C.1 REEL 3 OF 4 | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 4500 E C.1 REEL 3 OF 4 C.1 REEL 3 OF 4 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | C.1 REEL 2 OF 4 | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 4500 E C.1 REEL 2 OF 4 C.1 REEL 2 OF 4 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | C.1 REEL 1 OF 4 | Moving image | By appointment only | Y M16 4500 E C.1 REEL 1 OF 4 C.1 REEL 1 OF 4 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 4 film reels (123 min.) : sd. ,b&w; 16 mm.
- Summary
- Based on factual material, Lynch's film tracks the tragic story of John Merrick, a 19th-century British man given the grotesque sobriquet due to the disease that caused his head to become huge and deformed. Displayed in a carnival sideshow, Merrick is disovered by Dr. Frederick Treves and taken to a hospital for study. When the press gets wind of this, it confers celebrity status on the sensitive outcast, a development that causes a crisis of conscience for his benefactor. The film has been praised for its black and white photography and skill in evoking 19th-century England. (Circulates)
- Subject
- Merrick, John, 1862 or 3-1890 > Drama
- Genre/Form
- Feature films.
- Note
- Based on The Elephant man: a study in human dignity by Ashley Montagu and The Elephant man and other reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves.
- Credits (note)
- Director, David Lynch; writers, Christopher DeVore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch; photography, Freddie Francis; editor, Anne V. Coates; music, John Morris, Samuel Barber.
- Performer (note)
- Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller.
- OCLC
- tlc00000160
- Title
- The Elephant man [motion picture] / Paramount ; produced by Jonathan Sanger.
- Imprint
- Chicago : Films Incorporated, 1980.
- Credits
- Director, David Lynch; writers, Christopher DeVore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch; photography, Freddie Francis; editor, Anne V. Coates; music, John Morris, Samuel Barber.
- Cast
- Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller.
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- Added Author
- Lynch, David, 1946- film director.Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- actor.Hurt, John, 1940-2017, actor.Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor.Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, actor.Hiller, Wendy, 1912-2003, actor.
- Branch Call Number
- M16 4500 E