Der Elefantenmensch

Biografie - GB/USA 1980 - 124

Niveau

Spass

Spannung

Action

John Merrick (John Hurt), dessen Schädel durch eine unheilbare Krankheit dermaßen deformiert ist, dass er an einen Elefantenkopf erinnert, ist die Attraktion einer Monstrositätenschau im Viktorianischen England. Ein junger Arzt (Anthony Hopkins) nimmt sich seiner an und entdeckt hinter dem abstoßenden Äußeren einen sensiblen, intelligenten Menschen. In Zusammenarbeit mit einem großartigen Schauspielerensemble (John Gielgud, Anne Bancroft) gelang David Lynch ("Mulholland Drive") ein äußerst bemerkenswerter und eindrucksvoller Film.

Originaltitel

The Elephant Man

Sprachen

Deutsch, Englisch

Schauspieler

Anthony Hopkins (Frederick Treves), John Hurt (John Merrick), Anne Bancroft (Mrs. Kendal), John Gielgud (Carr Gomm), Wendy Hiller (Mothershead), Freddie Jones (Bytes), Hannah Gordon (Mrs. Treves), Michael Elphick (Night Porter), 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), 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), Hugh Manning (Broadneck), Dennis Burgess (1st Committee Man), Fanny Carby (Mrs. Kendal's Dresser), William Morgan Sheppard (Man In Pub), 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), 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), Jack Armstrong (Man at Lecture), Eric Bergren (Lyra Box Player #1), Adam Caine (Kid at Train Station), Tony Clarkin (Thug from Pub), Dave Cooper (Man in crowd), Christopher De Vore (Lyra Box Player #2), Harry Fielder (Policeman), Norman Gay (Doctor)

Regie

David Lynch

Drehbuch

Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch, Frederick Treves, Ashley Montagu

Kamera

Freddie Francis

Musik

John Morris