The Elephant Man (1980)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Elephant Man |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Swedish release | 1981-03-23 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Art Director | |
| Film Editor |
Cast
| Anthony Hopkins | Frederick Treves | ||
| John Hurt | John Merrick | ||
| Anne Bancroft | Mrs Madge Kendal | ||
| John Gielgud | Carr Gomm | ||
| Wendy Hiller | husmor | ||
| Freddie Jones | Bytes | ||
| Michael Elphick | nattvakten | ||
| Hannah Gordon | Mrs Treves | ||
| Helen Ryan | prinsessan Alex | ||
| John Standing | Fox | ||
| Dexter Fletcher | Bytes pojke | ||
| Lesley Dunlop | Nora | ||
| Phoebe Nicholls | Merricks mor | ||
| Pat Gorman | konstapeln på marknadsplatsen | ||
| Claire Davenport | den feta damen | ||
| Orla Pederson | den magra kvinnan | ||
| Patsy Smart | den galna kvinnan | ||
| Frederick Treves | ålderman | ||
| Stromboli | eldslukaren | ||
| Richard Hunter | Hodges | ||
| James Cormack | Pierce | ||
| Robert Bush | budet | ||
| Roy Evans | kusken | ||
| Joan Rhodes | kokerskan | ||
| Nula Conwell | sköterskan Kathleen | ||
| Tony London | den unge portvakten | ||
| Alfie Curtis | mjölkbudet | ||
| Bernadette Milnes | kvinna som slåss | ||
| Brenda Kempner | kvinna som slåss | ||
| Carole Harrison | en lättsinnig kvinna | ||
| Hugh Manning | Broadneck | ||
| Dennis Burgess | kommittéråd 1 | ||
| Fanny Carby | Mrs Kendals påkläderska | ||
| William Morgan Sheppard (as Morgan Sheppard) | en man på puben | ||
| Kathleen Byron | Lady Waddington | ||
| Gerald Case | Lord Waddington | ||
| David Ryall | mannen med hororna | ||
| Deirdre Costello | hora | ||
| Pauline Quince | hora | ||
| Kenny Baker | dvärgen med plymerna | ||
| Chris Greener | jätten | ||
| Marcus Powell | kortväxt man | ||
| Gilda Cohen | kortväxt kvinna | ||
| Leslie Scoble (as Lisa Scoble) | ena siamesiska tvillingen | ||
| Teresa Scoble (as Teri Scoble) | andra siamesiska tvillingen | ||
| Eiji Kusuhara | japanske blödaren | ||
| Robert Day | lille Jim | ||
| Patricia Hodge | skrikande mamman | ||
| Tommy Wright | poliskonstapel | ||
| Peter Davidson | poliskonstapel | ||
| John Rapley | kungen i pantomimen | ||
| Hugh Spight | kissen i pantomimen | ||
| Teresa Colding | prinsessan i pantomimen | ||
| Marion Betzold | huvudpersonen (pojken) | ||
| Caroline Haigh | träd | ||
| Florenzio Morgado | träd | ||
| Victor Kravchenko | lejonet/kusken | ||
| Beryl Hicks | fen | ||
| Michele Amas | häst | ||
| Lucie Alford | häst | ||
| Penny Wright | häst | ||
| Janie Kells | häst | ||
| Lydia Lisle | Merricks mor |
Companies
| Production Company | Brooksfilms | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Sandrew Film & Teater AB | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB | 2007 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 122046 |
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| Date | 1981-01-21 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3390 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 550, 470, 435, 470, 430, 490, 545. |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1981-03-23 | Cinema | Gothenburg | Sweden | 124 min | |
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| 1981-03-23 | Cinema | Lund | Sweden | 124 min | ||
| 1981-03-23 | Sandrew | Malmö | Sweden | 124 min | ||
| Release in Stockholm | 1981-03-25 | Grand 1 | Sweden | 124 min | ||
| TV showing | 1995-01-29 | Femman | Sweden | |||
| 1997-10-05 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 1997-12-19 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 2001-06-26 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 2001-09-22 | TV4 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2007-04-18 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2017-02-11 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2017-02-11 |
Related films
| Precious Images (1986) | The Elephant Man (1980) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3340 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
