Elephant Man
HISTOIRE
"En 1884 à Londres, un jeune chirurgien découvre une attraction dans des baraques foraines : un homme-éléphant est exhibé au public tel un phénomène de foire. Il s'attache à cet être intelligent, sensible et assoiffé d'amour." (DVD Canal+Vidéo)
FICHE TECHNIQUE
USA / UK. 1980. Noir & Blanc. Durée : 2h05. A Brooksfilms/EMI/Paramount Production. Basé sur le livre "The Elephant Man & other reminiscences" par Sir Frederick Treves et "The Elephant Man : A study in human dignity" par Ashley Montagu.
Production (Jonathan Sanger), Exectutive Producer (Stuart Cornfeld), Directed by (David Lynch), Written by (Eric Bergren, Christopher DeVore & David Lynch), Cinematography (Freddie Francis), Music (John Morris & Samuel Barber), Edited (Anne V.Coates), Production Design (Stuart Craig), Costume (Patricia Norris), Casting (Maggie Cartier), Art director (Robert Cartwright), Camera operator (Jerry Dunkley), Second assistant director (Gerry Gavigan), Sound mixer (Robin Gregory), Sound editor (Peter Horrocks), Special Effects (Graham Longhurst), Sound designer (David Lynch), Set decorator (Hugh Scaife), Special sound effects & Sound designer (Alan Splet), Assistant director (Anthony Waye)
ACTEURS/ACTRICES
Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), John Merrick (John Hurt), Mrs. Kendal (Anne Bancroft), Carr Gomm (John Gielgud), Mothershead (Wendy Hiller), Bytes (Freddie Jones), Night Porter (Michael Elphick), Mrs. Treves (Hannah Gordon), Princess Alex (Helen Ryan), Fox (John Standing), Byte's Boy (Dexter Fletcher), Nora (Lesley Dunlop), Merrick's mother (Phoebe Nicholls), Fairground Bobby (Pat Gorman), Fat Lady (Claire Davenport), Skeleton Man (Orla Pederson),Distraught Woman (Patsy Smart), Alderman (Frederick Treves), Fire Eater (Stromboli), Hodges (Richard Hunter), Pierce (James Cormack), Messenger (Robert Lewis Bush), Cabman (Roy Evans), Cook (Joan Rhodes), Nurse Kathleen (Nula Conwell), Young Porter (Tony London), Milkman (Alfie Curtis), 1st fighting woman (Bernadette Milnes), 2nd fighting woman (Brenda Kempner), Tart (Carole Harrison), Broadneck (Hugh Manning), 1st committee man (Dennis Burgess), Mrs Kendal's dresser (Fanny Carby), Man in pub (William Morgan Sheppard), Lady Waddington (Kathleen Byron), Lord Waddington (Gerald Case), Man with whores (David Ryall), 1st Whore (Deirdre Costello), 2nd Whore (Pauline Quirke), Plumed Dwarf (Kenny Baker), Giant (Chris Greener), Midget (Marcus Powell & Gilda Cohen), Siamese Twin (Lisa Scoble & Teri Scoble), Japanese Bleeder (Eiji Kusuhara), Little Jim (Robert Day), Screaming Mum (Patricia Hodge), First Bobby (Tommy Wright), 2nd Bobby (Peter Davidson), King in Panto (John Rapley), Puss in Panto (Hugh Spight), Princess in Panto (Teresa Codling), Principal Boy (Marion Betzold), Tree (Caroline Haigh), Tree (Florenzio Morgado), Lion coachman (Victor Kravchenko), Fairy (Beryl Hicks), Horse (Michele Amas, Lucie Alford, Penny Wright, Janie Kells), Merrick's mother (Lydia Lisle).
TOURNAGE
- Broadgate, London, England, UK
- Butler's Wharf, Shad Thames, Southwark, London, England, UK
- Clink Street, Southwark, London, England, UK (opening scenes)
- Eastern Hospital, Homerton Row, Lower Clapton, London, England, UK (demolished) (London Hospital, Whitechapel Road)
- Hackney, London, England, UK
- Homerton Row, Lower Clapton, London, England, UK (London Hospital, Whitechapel Road)
- Lee International Studios, Wembley, London, England, UK (studio)
- Liverpool Street Station, Liverpool Street, Broadgate, London, England, UK (railway station)
- Liverpool Street, Broadgate, London, England, UK (arrival in London)
- London, England, UK
- Lower Clapton, London, England, UK (London Hospital, Whitechapel Road)
- National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK (interiors - hospital corridors - office of Dr. Carr-Gromm)
- Royal Horseguards Hotel - 1 & 2 Whitehall Court, Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK (interiors - hospital corridors - office of Dr. Carr-Gromm)
- Shad Thames, Southwark, London, England, UK
- Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (studio)
- South Bank, London, England, UK (opening scenes)
- Southwark, London, England, UK
- St Mary Overies Dock, Southwark, London, England, UK (opening scenes)
- Tower Bridge, London, England, UK (near) (opening scenes)
- Westminster, London, England, UK
- Whitehall Court, Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK
- Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK
BUDGET
5 000 000 US dollars
CERTIFICATION
USA (PG) - Australia (M) - Finland (K-16) - Ireland (12) - South Korea (15) - Sweden (15) - UK (AA / Original rating) - UK (PG / Video rating) - West Germany (12) - Canada (14A) - Portugal (M/12) - Spain (T) - Italie (VM14) - Iceland (LH) - Canada (13+ /Québec) - Canada (14A) - Norvège (16) - Singapore (PG) - South Korea (15)
PRIX
- Best Cinematography for Freddie Francis (London Critics Circle Film Awards 1982)
- Best Foreign Film (French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1982)
- Best Foreign Film (César Awards, France 1982)
- Best Cinematography for Freddie Francis (British Society of Cinematographers 1980)
- Best Actor for John Hurt (BAFTA Awards1981)
- Best Film (BAFTA Awards1981)
- Best Production Design/Art Direction for Stuart Craig (BAFTA Awards1981)
- Grand Prix (Avoriaz Film Festival 1981)
NOMINATIONS
- Best Drama Adapted from another medium (WritersGuild of America 1981)
- Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture for John Norris (Grammy Awards 1982)
- Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture for Jonathan Tunick, Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary (Grammy Awards 1982)
- Best Director (Golden Globes 1981)
- Best Motion Picture (Golden Globes 1981)
- Best Motion Picture Actor for John Hurt (Golden Globes 1981)
- Best Screenplay (Golden Globes 1981)
- Outstanding Directional Achievement in Motion Picture for David Lynch (Directors Guild of America 1981)
- Best Cinematography for Freddie Francis (BAFTA Awards1981)
- Best Direction for David Lynch (BAFTA Awards1981)
- Best Editing for Anne V.Coastes (BAFTA Awards1981)
- Best Screenplay (BAFTA Awards1981)
- Best Foreign Film (Awards of Japanese Academy 1982)
- Best Picture for Jonathan Sanger (Academy Awards 1981)
- Best Director (Academy Awards 1981)
- Best Actor for John Hurt (Academy Awards 1981 )
- Best Screenplay for Christopher DeVore, Eric Bergren & David Lynch (Academy Awards 1981)
- Best Art Direction & Set Decorator for Stuart Craig, Bob Cartwright & Hugh Scaife (Academy Awards 1981)
- Best Film Editing for Anne V. Coates (Academy Awards 1981)
- Best Costume Design for Patricia Norris (Academy Awards 1981)
- Best Music, Original Score (Academy Awards 1981)
AFFICHES
DATES DE SORTIES
03/10/80 : USA (New York City) - 10/10/80 : USA - 22/12/80 : Brésil - 01/81 : France (Festival d'Avoriaz) - 15/01/81 : Australie & Netherlands - 23/01/81 : Finlande - 06/03/81 : Italie - 08/04/81 : France - 09/05/81 : Japon - 15/10/81 : Hong Kong - 23/06/84 : Philippines (Davao) - 19/12/85 : Hongrie - 15/01/04 : République Tchèque - 20/11/04 : Japon (Tokyo /Re-release) - 01/07/07 : USA (Los Angeles Film Festival)
