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The elephant man / Paramount Pictures presents ; a Brooksfilms productioni ; screenplay by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch ; produced by Jonathan Sanger ; directed by David Lynch.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 033 429 disc 1-2 + booklet
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 1051.
- The Criterion collection ; 1051
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890--Drama.
- Merrick, Joseph Carey.
- Treves, Frederick, 1853-1923--Film adaptations.
- Treves, Frederick.
- Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999--Film adaptations.
- Montagu, Ashley.
- Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890.
- Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999.
- Treves, Frederick, 1853-1923.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Historical films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (26 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
- monochrome
- Edition:
- Director approved DVD special edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2020]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- digital optical stereo
- Dolby digital
- NTSC
- video file region 1
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a deformed man, who is discovered by a dedicated surgeon and is given a chance to live his last years in comfort rather than as a circus freak.
- Participant:
- Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
- Based on the books "The elephant man and other reminiscences" by Sir Frederick Treves, and "The elephant man : a study in human dignity" by Ashley Montagu.
- Dolby digital stereo, wide screen 2.35:1.
- Special Features: New 4K digital restoration; director David Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna reading from Room to Dream, a 2018 book they co-authored; archival interviews with Lynch, actor John Hurt, producers Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger, director of photography Freddie Francis, stills photographer Frank Connor, and makeup artist Christopher Tucker; audio recording from 1981 of an interview and Q&A with Lynch at the American Film Institute; The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed, a 2001 documentary about the film; Joseph Merrick: The Real Elephant Man, a 2005 program featuring archivist Jonathan Evans; trailer and radio spots.
- For private home use only.
- Other Edition:
- Reproduction of: Elephant man (Motion picture) [Director-approved special edition] New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2020] (1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in)
- ISBN:
- 9781681437675
- 1681437678
- OCLC:
- 1200522691
- Publisher Number:
- 715515251617
- 00715515251617 gtin-14
- CC3189D Criterion Collection
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