ID Film:
1955
Formato:
Dvd / Blu-Ray
Anno uscita:
1981-02-28
Genere:
Dramma,Storia
Nazionalità:
United Kingdom,United States of America
Trama del film:
Londra, seconda metà dell’Ottocento. A causa di una malattia molto rara, la neurofibromatosi, che gli ha dato sembianze mostruose, il giovane John Merrick viene esposto come “uomo elefante” nel baraccone di Bytes, un alcolizzato che campa sfruttando la sua mostruosità e lo tratta come una bestia. E’ qui che Merrick viene scoperto dal dottor Frederick Treves, un chirurgo del London Hospital che convince Bytes a cederglielo per qualche tempo in modo da poterlo studiare e curare. Portato in ospedale e presentato a un congresso di scienziati, John si rivela ben presto agli occhi di Treves come un uomo di intelligenza superiore e di animo raffinato e sensibile.
Attori Film:
- Dr. Frederick Treves: Anthony Hopkins
- John Merrick: John Hurt
- Mrs. Kendal: Anne Bancroft
- Carr Gomm: John Gielgud
- Mothershead: Wendy Hiller
- Bytes: Freddie Jones
- Night Porter: Michael Elphick
- Mrs. Anne Treves: Hannah Gordon
- Princess Alex: Helen Ryan
- Dr. Fox: John Standing
- Bytes’ Boy: Dexter Fletcher
- Nora: Lesley Dunlop
- Merrick’s Mother: Phoebe Nicholls
- Fairground Bobby: Pat Gorman
- Plumed Dwarf: Kenny Baker
- Fat lady: Claire Davenport
- Skeleton Man: Orla Pederson
- Distraught Woman: Patsy Smart
- Lady Waddington: Kathleen Byron
- Man In Pub: William Morgan Sheppard
- Alderman: Frederick Treves
- Hodges: Richard Hunter
- Messenger: Robert Lewis Bush
- Cabman: Roy Evans
- Cook: Joan Rhodes
- Nurse Kathleen: Nula Conwell
- Young Porter: Tony London
- Milkman: Alfie Curtis
- 1st Fighting Woman: Bernadette Milnes
- Tart: Carol Harrison
- Broadneck: Hugh Manning
- 1st Committee Man: Dennis Burgess
- Mrs. Kendal’s Dresser: Fanny Carby
- Lord Waddington: Gerald Case
- Man With Whores: David Ryall
- 1st Whore: Deirdre Costello
- 2nd Whore: Pauline Quirke
- Midget: Marcus Powell
- Siamese Twin: Lesley Scoble
- Japanese Bleeder: Eiji Kusuhara
- Screaming Mum: Patricia Hodge
- First Bobby: Tommy Wright
- Second Bobby: Peter Davidson
- King In Panto: John Rapley
- Horse: Janie Kells
- Merrick’s Mother: Lydia Lisle
- Lyra Box Player #1 (uncredited): Eric Bergren
- Lyra Box Player #2 (uncredited): Christopher De Vore
- Policeman (uncredited): Harry Fielder
- Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited): David Lynch
- Young aristocrat (uncredited): Ralph Morse
- Injured Man (uncredited): Fred Wood
- Fire Eater: Stromboli
- Pierce: James Cormack
- 2nd Fighting Woman: Brenda Kempner
- Giant: Chris Greener
- Midget: Gilda Cohen
- Siamese Twin: Teri Scoble
- Little Jim: Robert Day
- Puss In Panto: Hugh Spight
- Princess In Panto: Teresa Codling
- Principal Boy: Marion Betzold
- Tree: Caroline Haigh
- Tree: Florenzio Morgado
- Lion / Coachman: Victor Kravchenko
- Fairy: Beryl Hicks
- Horse: Michele Amas
- Horse: Lucie Alford
- Horse: Penny Wright
- Man at Lecture (uncredited): Jack Armstrong
- Kid at Train Station (uncredited): Adam Caine
- Thug from Pub (uncredited): Tony Clarkin
- Man in crowd (uncredited): Dave Cooper
- Man in Pub (uncredited): Chick Fowles
- Doctor (uncredited): Norman Gay
- Lecture Assistant (uncredited): George Holdcroft
- Committee Member (uncredited): Juba Kennerley
- Man at Lecture (uncredited): Jay McGrath
- Man at Lecture (uncredited): Henry Roberts
- Drunken Docker (uncredited): Peter Ross-Murray
- Kid at Train Station #2 (uncredited): Kevin Schumm
- Courtier (uncredited): Ian Selby
- Committee Member (uncredited): Guy Standeven
- Lecture Assistant (uncredited): Reg Thomason
Lingue del Film:
English
Trailer del film:
Giudizio pubblico:
8.1
Credits: VideoVip