The Elephant Man (1980)

Réalisateur:

David Lynch

Writers:

Sir Frederick Treves (book)
Ashley Montagu (book)
(suite)

Release Date:

10 octobre 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drame | History

Accroche:

I am not an animal! I am a human being! I...am...a man!

Plot:

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

Plot Keywords:

Disturbing | Princess Of Wales | Disability | Animal In Title | Doctor Patient Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Almsot Too Heart-Wrenching To Watch

Ensemble

Anthony Hopkins	...	Dr. 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. Anne Treves
Helen Ryan	...	Princess Alex
John Standing	...	Dr. Fox
Dexter Fletcher	...	Bytes's 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	...	Charles the 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
Lisa Scoble	...	Siamese Twin
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
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Eric Bergren	...	Lyra Box Player #1 (uncredited)
Adam Caine	...	Kid at Train Station (uncredited)
Christopher De Vore	...	Lyra Box Player #2 (uncredited)

Réalisé par
David Lynch

Scénaristes
Sir Frederick Treves		(book "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences")
Ashley Montagu		(book "The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity")
Christopher De Vore		(screenplay) &
Eric Bergren		(screenplay) &
David Lynch		(screenplay)

Produit par
Stuart Cornfeld	....	executive producer
Jonathan Sanger	....	producer
Mel Brooks	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Musique originale
John Morris

Image
Freddie Francis

Montage
Anne V. Coates

Distribution des rôles
Maggie Cartier

Création des décors
Stuart Craig

Direction artistique
Robert Cartwright		(as Bob Cartwright)

Décorateur de plateau
Hugh Scaife

Création des costumes
Patricia Norris

Maquillage
Paula Gillespie	....	hair stylist
Stephanie Kaye	....	hair stylist
Beryl Lerman	....	makeup artist
Michael Morris	....	makeup artist
Wally Schneiderman	....	makeup artist: elephant man makeup application
Wally Schneiderman	....	makeup supervisor
Christopher Tucker	....	makeup designer

Directeur de production
Terence A. Clegg	....	executive in charge of production

Assistant réalisateur
Gerry Gavigan	....	second assistant director
Anthony Waye	....	assistant director

Art Department
Reg Richards	....	construction manager
Terry Wells	....	property master
John Roberts	....	set designer (uncredited)
Adrian Start	....	chargehand painter (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Robin Gregory	....	sound mixer
Peter Horrocks	....	sound editor
John Iles	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
David Lynch	....	sound designer
Alan Splet	....	sound designer
Alan Splet	....	special sound effects
Doug E. Turner	....	dubbing mixer (as Doug Turner)
Terry Sharratt	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Graham Longhurst	....	special effects
Neil Corbould	....	special effects (uncredited)
Paul Corbould	....	special effects (uncredited)
Martin Gutteridge	....	special effects supervisor (uncredited)
Garth Inns	....	special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Connor	....	still photographer
Jim Dawes	....	dolly grip
Jerry Dunkley	....	camera operator
Roy Larner	....	gaffer
Wick Finch	....	electrician (uncredited)
John Matthews	....	best boy (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiny Nicholls	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Patrick Moore	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
John Morris	....	conductor
André Previn	....	conductor: "Adagio for Strings"

Transportation Department
Brian Hathaway	....	transportation coordinator

Divers
Randy Auerbach	....	researcher
Ceri Evans	....	continuity
Graham Ford	....	location manager
Loretta Ordewer	....	production secretary
John Trehy	....	production accountant
Ellen Adolph	....	manager of production accounting (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Brooksfilms

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Zazie Films (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Effects Associates (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Delta Sound Services Ltd.  sound re-recording
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment (uncredited)
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Rank Film Laboratories  processing by

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Elephant Man (France) [fr]
Homme éléphant, L' (Canada: French title) [fr]

Durée:

124 min

Pays:

UK | USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Iceland:LH | Spain:T | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:12 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Broadgate, London, England, UK

Company:

Brooksfilms

Anecdotes:

Trevor Howard was asked to play the Freddie Jones part.

Goofs:

Continuity: In nearly every scene, John Hurt's make-up changes in some way.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Skeleton Man: Get rid of them! I don't want to see them!
Fat Lady: Darling, don't be difficult! Let's take our sweet lovely children on an outing.

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in Ace Ventura (1996) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Adagio for strings

Almsot Too Heart-Wrenching To Watch

Man, this is a powerful movie. We are all moved different degrees by different things, but to witness sincerely nice people being treated cruelly always bothers me big- time....so this film is tough to watch in spots. Some scenes are just painful and depressing to view.

Whatever your sensitivity, the movie is very involving and hauntingly shown with eerie black-and-white photography. Eerie, and downright beautiful camera-work in here, so kudos to cinematographer Freddie Francis, one of the best in the business.

A young Anthony Hopkins is very likable and John Hurt is, well, someone you won't soon forget as John Merrick, "The Elephant Man."

This is an uplifting movie at times, too, not just a tear-jerker or horrific in showing man's cruelty to man. Be prepared for an emotional experience and an amazing story.