The Curse of the Elephant Man (2003)
The case of the Elephant Man is one of the great unsolved mysteries of medicine. What was the terrible curse that turned Joseph Merrick into history's most horribly deformed man? How did he keep his sanity as the disease ravaged his body?
Director: Malcolm Hall, Paul Trotman
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 50 min
Release Date: July 21, 2003
Cast
- Ray Merrick
- Danny Sill - Joseph Merrick
- Joseph Merrick
- Peter Hayden - Dr. Frederick Treves
- J. Bruce - Narrator
- Michelle Merrick
- Jonathan Merrick
- Erika Hagelberg - Prof. Evolutionary Biology
- Richard Owensby - victim of neurofibromatosis type 1
- Charis Eng - Prof. Clinical Genetics
Screenplay
Editing: Stuart Waterhouse
Production: Natural History New Zealand Ltd., Discovery Health Channel
Original Language: en
Keywords
jospeh merrick, the elephant man
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Curse of the Elephant Man about?
- The case of the Elephant Man is one of the great unsolved mysteries of medicine. What was the terrible curse that turned Joseph Merrick into history's most horribly deformed man? How did he keep his sanity as the disease ravaged his body?
- Who directed The Curse of the Elephant Man?
- The Curse of the Elephant Man was directed by Malcolm Hall, Paul Trotman.
- Who stars in The Curse of the Elephant Man?
- The Curse of the Elephant Man stars Ray Merrick, Danny Sill, Joseph Merrick, Peter Hayden, J. Bruce, Michelle Merrick.
- How long is The Curse of the Elephant Man?
- The Curse of the Elephant Man has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
- What genre is The Curse of the Elephant Man?
- The Curse of the Elephant Man is a Documentary film.