The Elephant Man
1980
Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man in Victorian England who is rescued from a life of exploitation by a compassionate surgeon and introduced to London society. David Lynch's black-and-white film is a deeply humane meditation on dignity, cruelty, and what it means to be human.
Director
- David Lynch
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins
- John Hurt
- John Gielgud
- Michael Elphick
- Anne Bancroft
- Dexter Fletcher
- Freddie Jones
- Pauline Quirke
- Wendy Hiller
- Helen Ryan
Filming Locations
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Shad Thames
The cobbled alleyways and Victorian wharves of Shad Thames, near Tower Bridge, were used for the atmospheric opening London street sequences, providing an ideal setting for recreating the down-at-heel Victorian cityscape.