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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
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Lynch, David, 1946-2025, screenwriter, director.
Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- actor.
Hurt, John, 1940-2017, actor.
Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor.
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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