The Elephant Man is a 1980 biographical drama film loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick (referred to as "John" in the film), a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century.

The Elephant Man: Directed by David Lynch. With Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud. A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak.

Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English artist known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name " The Elephant Man ", and then went to live at the London Hospital, in …

Jun 30, 2024 · Based upon the life of John Merrick, the Elephant Man, who was hideously deformed by a disease that to this day is incurable. He makes everyone aware that there is a graceful, dignified man buried beneath the mounds of ugly flesh. Starring: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft

Dec 18, 2024 · Joseph Merrick (born August 5, 1862, Leicester, Leicestershire, England—died April 11, 1890, London) was a disfigured man who, after a brief career as a professional “freak,” became a patient of London Hospital from 1886 until his death.

The film of The Elephant Man is not based on the successful stage play of the same name, but they both draw their sources from the life of John Merrick, the original “elephant man,” whose rare disease imprisoned him in a cruelly misformed body.

Nov 10, 2014 · Best known as the "Elephant Man," Joseph Carey Merrick has been the subject of many medical studies, documentaries and works of fiction. By David Blatty Updated: Feb 11, 2022 11:55 AM EST...

When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the freak-show performer John Merrick (John Hurt), who has severe skeletal and soft-tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well.

Nov 19, 2024 · Joseph Merrick’s life story is one of history’s most tragic and haunting. Born with severe physical deformities that dramatically enlarged his head and limbs, Merrick became known as “The Elephant Man” in the late 19th century.