Shot in superb black and white by Freddie Francis, David Lynch’s marvellous, deeply moving film concerns John Merrick ... performance as Merrick is enormously expressive. The Elephant Man (1980) – ...

I am not an animal. I am a human being. I am a man,” John Hurt screams late in The Elephant Man while being chased by a mob.

Still, a review of the U.S./Canada box office for his 10 feature film releases shows most ... his second and third films - "The Elephant Man" (1980) and "Dune" (1984) - stand out above all others.

Lynch’s 1980 film The Elephant Man, based on the real-life story of Joseph Merrick, is unusual in his career for many reasons. It is a period drama based on a true story, set in Victorian ...