John Hurt as Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man Credit: Images Press Other performers soon joined the cast, including Hopkins – then a respected British character actor rather than an Oscar ...

Set in Victorian London, The Elephant Man is a compelling drama which explores the heights and depths of human emotion through the true story of the famous historical figure, John Merrick.

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.

The Elephant Man - Poignant drama starring John Hurt as John Merrick.Born in Victorian England with a disfiguring disease and doomed to a grim existence, hope springs when someone shows pity on ...