The Elephant Man

"A true story of courage and human dignity."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.0/10

3,824 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 8 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Costume Design

Best Production Design

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

César for Best Foreign Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$5.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$26.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$21.0M

ROI: +420%

Budget Recovery520% of budget

$0|Budget: $5.0M|Revenue: $26.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

127.8K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

-17%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

London

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

London

Time Period

18th centuryVictorian era

Themes & Subjects

#cruelty#josephmerrick#socialexclusion#disability

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Freddie Francis

Film Editing

Anne V. Coates

Music / Score

John Morris

Costume Design

Patricia Norris

Production Design

Stuart Craig

Production Companies

Brooksfilms

Distributors

Paramount PicturesUniversal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Elephant Man

Available in 62 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United KingdomPG	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel	BBC iPlayer	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
AustraliaM	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, HBO Max	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United Kingdom12A

Canada14A

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Argentina+13

+16 more countries

Production

Director

David Lynch

Writers

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

Production Companies

Brooksfilms

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Frederick Treves

John Hurt

John Merrick

Anne Bancroft

Mrs Kendal

John Gielgud

Carr Gomm

Wendy Hiller

Mothershead

Freddie Jones

Bytes

Michael Elphick

Night Porter

Hannah Gordon

Mrs Treves

Helen Ryan

Princess Alex

John Standing

Fox

Dexter Fletcher

Bytes' Boy

Lesley Dunlop

Nora

Tags & Keywords

friendshiplondon, englandescapenurseexploitationbiographybased on true storyhospitalblack and whitesocial injusticephysical abusecuriositydisabilitysideshowdying young

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