Anthony Hopkins	Dr. 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. Anne Treves
Helen Ryan	Princess Alex
John Standing	Dr. Fox

Director	David Lynch
Producer	Mel Brooks Stuart Cornfeld
Writer	David Lynch Eric Bergren
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Musician	John Morris

Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) is surgeon/physician in Victorian England. He learns of a badly deformed man named John Merrick (John Hurt). His face is so badly misshapen from a rare congenital defect that, when not hiding from society, Merrick earns a meager living as a living curiosity. He is badly mistreated by his handlers who are convinced he is an imbecile. Treves persuades Merrick’s keepers to allow him to display Merrick at a medical lecture. They consent, however, Merrick is badly beaten by them upon his return. Treves is called to help Merrick and Treves insists that he now care for Merrick. The bullies insist that Treves is no better than they because he wants to use Merrick to indulge his own curiosity. In the process, Treves warms to Merrick and discovers him to actually be a quiet, but very intelligent, bright human being. Treves begins slowly bringing people by the hospital to visit Merrick. No sooner than does Merrick start trusting his fellow man again, a night porter cruelly exploits Merrick for his own sordid ends.

Edition Details Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance) Country UK Language English Distributor Paramount Barcode 097360134742 Region Region 1 Release Date 12/11/2001 Packaging Keep Case Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned) Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [French] Dolby Digital Mono [French] Dolby Digital Surround [English] Layers Single Side, Dual Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 1 Features Interactive Menus Theatrical Trailer Retrospective Cast & Crew Interviews Interview with Academy Award®-Winning Make-Up Artist Christopher Tucker Narrated Photo Gallery

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