Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition
Notes
General Note
Title and credits from screen
General Note
Based on the books "The elephant man and other reminiscences" by Sir Frederick Treves, and "The elephant man : a study in human dignity" by Ashley Montagu
General Note
Wide screen (2.35:1)
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980
General Note
Special Features: New 4K digital restoration; director David Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna reading from Room to Dream, a 2018 book they co-authored; archival interviews with Lynch, actor John Hurt, producers Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger, director of photography Freddie Francis, stills photographer Frank Connor, and makeup artist Christopher Tucker; audio recording from 1981 of an interview and Q & A with Lynch at the American Film Institute; The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed, a 2001 documentary about the film; Joseph Merrick: The Real Elephant Man, a 2005 program featuring archivist Jonathan Evans; trailer and radio spots
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980
General Note
Wide screen (2.35:1)
General Note
Special features: Director David Lynch and Kristine McKenna reading from Room to Dream; archival interviews; audio recording from 1981 of an interview and Q&A with Lynch at The American Film Institute; The terrible elephant man revealed; trailer and radio spots; booklet
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; composer, John Morris ; production design, Stuart Craig ; costume designer, Patricia Norris
Participants/Performers
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones
Participants/Performers
Anne Bancroft, Sir John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt
Description
When the London surgeon Frederick Treves meets the freak-show performer John Merrick, who has severe skeletal and soft tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well. As the two men spend more time together, though, Merrick reveals the intelligence, gentle nature, and profound sense of dignity that lie beneath his shocking appearance, and he and Treves develop a friendship
Description
When the London surgeon Frederick Treves meets the freak-show performer John Merrick, who has severe skeletal and soft tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well. As the two men spend more time together, though, Merrick reveals the intelligence, gentle nature, and profound sense of dignity that lie beneath his shocking appearance, and he and Treves develop a friendship
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG
Target Audience
Rating: PG
System Details
DVD; region 1; NTSC; 16:9 wide screen presentation (2.35:1); Dolby digital stereo
System Details
DVD, wide screen (2.35:1); stereo
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)