Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
- friendship
- london
- england
- escape
- nurse
- exploitation
- biography
- based on true story
- tragedy
- hospital
- black and white
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Wendy Hiller — Mothershead
- Freddie Jones — Bytes
- Michael Elphick — Night Porter
- Hannah Gordon — Mrs Treves
- Helen Ryan — Princess Alex
- John Standing — Fox
- Dexter Fletcher — Bytes' Boy
- Lesley Dunlop — Nora
- Phoebe Nicholls — Merrick's Mother
- Pat Gorman — Fairground Bobby
- Claire Davenport — Fat Lady
- Directed
- David Lynch
- Written
- Christopher De Vore, David Lynch, Eric Bergren
Production
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 4,037 ratings
- Studio
- Brooksfilms
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
