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The Elephant Man

Part of "Academy Museum Branch Selects" - Selected by the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
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FORMAT
4K DCP
RUNTIME
2h 3m
RATING
PG
DIRECTOR
David Lynch
CAST
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, Freddie Jones, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller
SYNOPSIS

Selected by the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch.

 

John Hurt gave a heartrending, Oscar-nominated performance as the title character in The Elephant Man with the aid of elaborate prosthetic makeup by Christopher Tucker that accurately recreated the unusual features of the real-life Joseph Merrick. The film was the first “mainstream” effort from director David Lynch, who brought his distinctive sensibility and striking visual style to this moving biopic, which featured widescreen black-and-white cinematography by Freddie Francis (Glory).

CAST
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, Freddie Jones, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller
SYNOPSIS

Selected by the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch.

 

John Hurt gave a heartrending, Oscar-nominated performance as the title character in The Elephant Man with the aid of elaborate prosthetic makeup by Christopher Tucker that accurately recreated the unusual features of the real-life Joseph Merrick. The film was the first “mainstream” effort from director David Lynch, who brought his distinctive sensibility and striking visual style to this moving biopic, which featured widescreen black-and-white cinematography by Freddie Francis (Glory).

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The Paris Theater and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures co-present Branch Selects, a series of films selected by each branch of the Academy.
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