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The Elephant Man

on BBC Two England

Starring John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud

1884: Frederick Treves, an ambitious young London surgeon, is intrigued by a sideshow freak billed as the 'Elephant Man'.
(Black and white)
Films: pages 32-38
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Director:
David Lynch
John Merrick:
John Hurt
Frederick Treves:
Anthony Hopkins
Mrs Madge Kendal:
Anne Bancroft
Carr Gom:
John Gielgud
Mothershead:
Wendy Hiller
Bytes:
Freddie Jones
Night porter:
Michael Elphick
Mrs Treves:
Hannah Gordon
Princess Alex:
Helen Ryan
Fox:
John Standing
Bytes's boy:
Dexter Fletcher
Nora:
Lesley Dunlop
Merrick's mother:
Phoebe Nicholls

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