The Elephant Man
David Lynch, 1980
The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
Ashley Montagu, 1971
The Elephant Man is a movie directed by David Lynch in 1980 and based on the book The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu, first published in 1971. The movie features Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, and others.
What users say
“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
The Movie is also based on
Book by Frederick Treves
Book by Christine Sparks
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Storyline
Frederick Treves, a surgeon at the London Hospital, finds Joseph Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London’s East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes, a greedy, sadistic, psychopathic, despicable, violent and heartless ringmaster. Carr Gomm permits him to stay, and Merrick spends his time practising conversation with Treves and building a model of a cathedral he sees from his window.
Movie vs Book
Year
1980
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Elephant Man
Director: David Lynch
Country: USA
Year: 1980
Length: 2h4m
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Year
1971
Pages
138
Book Rate
7.74
S: Goodreads
Book
The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
User polls & recommendations
“When I see a 700-page novel, my first thought is, 'Ooh, how could you cut this down to size and make a movie out of it?'”
BRIAN HELGELAND (Screenwriter)
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