Details
| Regisseur: | David Lynch |
| Script: | Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren |
| Producent: | Stuart Cornfeld, Jonathan Sanger, Mel Brooks |
| Theater Verschijning: | 1980 |
| Waardering: | Parental Guidance |
| Studio: | Momentum Pictures Home Ent |
| Genre: | Drama, Biography |
| Duur: | 118 |
| Prijzen: | Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations |
| Talen: | English (Original Language), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) |
| Geluid: | Dolby |
| Aspectverhouding: | 2.35 : 1 |
| Afbeeldingformaat: | Anamorphic Widescreen |
| Regio: | 1 |
| Releasedatum: | mei 1980 |
Extra's
Black & White DubbedSamenvatting
In de vergaderzaal van het Pathologisch Instituut van Londen stelt de jonge chirurg Frederick Treves aan een groep dokters een gruwelijk uitziend wezen voor. De man is zo misvormd dat hij gedoemd is zijn leven te slijten als kermisattractie. Zijn naam is John Merrick, maar bij de kermisbezoekers van het Victoriaanse Engeland staat hij bekend als de 'olifantman'. Met de hulp van Mothershead, de hoofdverpleegster, verzorgt Treves de olifantman en bezorgt hem een onderkomen in het hospitaal. Merrick lijkt zeer dom en niet in staat tot nadenken en spreken. Met veel geduld slaagt Treves erin hem enkele zinnetjes te doen herhalen. Op een dag neemt Treves Merrick mee naar huis en stelt hem voor aan zijn vrouw Annie.Credits
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Frederick Treves |
| John Hurt | ... | John Merrick |
| Anne Bancroft | ... | Mrs. Kendal |
| John Gielgud | ... | Carr Gomm |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Mothershead |
| Freddie Jones | ... | Bytes |
| Michael Elphick | ... | Night Porter |
| Hannah Gordon | ... | Mrs. Treves |
| Helen Ryan | ... | Princess Alex |
| John Standing | ... | Fox |
| Dexter Fletcher | ... | Bytes' Boy |
| Lesley Dunlop | ... | Nora |
| Phoebe Nicholls | ... | Merrick's Mother |
| Pat Gorman | ... | Fairground Bobby |
| Claire Davenport | ... | Fat Lady |
| Orla Pederson | ... | Skeleton Man |
| Patsy Smart | ... | Distraught Woman |
| Frederick Treves | ... | Alderman |
| Stromboli | ... | Fire Eater |
| Richard Hunter | ... | Hodges |
| James Cormack | ... | Pierce |
| Robert Lewis Bush | ... | Messenger (as Robert Bush) |
| Roy Evans | ... | Cabman |
| Joan Rhodes | ... | Cook |
| Nula Conwell | ... | Nurse Kathleen |
| Tony London | ... | Young Porter |
| Alfie Curtis | ... | Milkman |
| Bernadette Milnes | ... | 1st Fighting Woman |
| Brenda Kempner | ... | 2nd Fighting Woman |
| Carol Harrison | ... | Tart (as Carole Harrison) |
| Hugh Manning | ... | Broadneck |
| Dennis Burgess | ... | 1st Committee Man |
| Fanny Carby | ... | Mrs. Kendal's Dresser |
| William Morgan Sheppard | ... | Man In Pub (as Morgan Sheppard) |
| Kathleen Byron | ... | Lady Waddington |
| Gerald Case | ... | Lord Waddington |
| David Ryall | ... | Man With Whores |
| Deirdre Costello | ... | 1st Whore |
| Pauline Quirke | ... | 2nd Whore |
| Kenny Baker | ... | Plumed Dwarf |
| Chris Greener | ... | Giant |
| Marcus Powell | ... | Midget |
| Gilda Cohen | ... | Midget |
| Lesley Scoble | ... | Siamese Twin (as Lisa Scoble) |
| Teri Scoble | ... | Siamese Twin |
| Eiji Kusuhara | ... | Japanese Bleeder |
| Robert Day | ... | Little Jim |
| Patricia Hodge | ... | Screaming Mum |
| Tommy Wright | ... | First Bobby |
| Peter Davidson | ... | Second Bobby |
| John Rapley | ... | King In Panto |
| Hugh Spight | ... | Puss In Panto |
| Teresa Codling | ... | Princess In Panto |
| Marion Betzold | ... | Principal Boy |
| Caroline Haigh | ... | Tree |
| Florenzio Morgado | ... | Tree |
| Victor Kravchenko | ... | Lion / Coachman |
| Beryl Hicks | ... | Fairy |
| Michele Amas | ... | Horse |
| Lucie Alford | ... | Horse |
| Penny Wright | ... | Horse |
| Janie Kells | ... | Horse |
| Lydia Lisle | ... | Merrick's Mother |