The Elephant Man

David Lynch (director, screenwriter)
Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren (screenwriters)
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, Jon Gielgud, Wendy Hiller (starring)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1980. Collection of ten vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1980 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso and a printed description with the studio logo affixed at the bottom edge, as issued.

A lush production, directed in a neoclassical style by David Lynch, based on two non-fiction accounts by Sir Frederick Treves ("The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences") and Ashley Montagu ("The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity"), about Joseph Merrick, a man with severe deformities living in Victorian-era London. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

Set and shot on location in London.

8 x 10 inches. Nine Near Fine, some with light edgewear, and one Very Good plus, slightly wavy, with a few scuffs and light creasing to the bottom edge.


[Book #147584]