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The Elephant Man

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Moving drama film. In 1884, an ambitious young surgeon is intrigued by a disfigured sideshow freak billed as the Elephant Man and takes him under his wing. Show more

Contributors

John Merrick:
John Hurt
Frederick Treves:
Anthony Hopkins
Mrs Madge Kendal:
Anne Bancroft
Francis Carr-Gomm:
John Gielgud
Mrs Mothershead:
Wendy Hiller
Mr Bytes:
Freddie Jones
Bytes's Boy:
Dexter Fletcher
Mrs Treves:
Hannah Gordon
The Night Porter:
Michael Elphick
Director:
David Lynch

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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