The elephant man
Record details
- ISBN: 1681437678 : DVD
- ISBN: 9781681437675 : DVD
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Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
videodisc - Edition: [Director-approved special edition].
- Publisher: Criterion Distribution
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. Based on the books "The elephant man and other reminiscences" by Sir Frederick Treves, and "The elephant man : a study in human dignity" by Ashley Montagu. Dolby digital stereo, wide screen 2.35:1. Booklet in container featuring excerpts from an interview with Lynch from the 2005 edition of filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley's book Lynch on Lynch, and an 1886 letter to the editor of the London Times concerning Joseph Merrick by Francis Culling Carr Gomm, chairman of the London Hospital at the time. Features: director David Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna reading from Room to dream, a 2018 book they co-authored; archival interviews with Lynch, actor John Hurt, producers Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger, director of photography Freddie Francis, stillsphotographer Frank Connor, and makeup artist Christopher Tucker; audio recording from 1981 of an interview and Q&A with Lynch at the American Film Institute; documentary "The terrible Elephant Man revealed" (2001) about the film; trailer and radio spots. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
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Subject: | Merrick, Joseph Carey 1862-1890 Drama Treves, Frederick 1853-1923 Film adaptations Montagu, Ashley 1905-1999 Film adaptations |
Genre: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Historical films. Biographical films. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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Burlington Public Library | DVD ELEPHANT | 39851001570994 | DVD Drama | Copy hold | Available | - |