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| − | '''The Elephant Man''' was a 1980 BAFTA award winning film directed by David Lynch and starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft and John Gielgud. It was filmed in black and white and tells the story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London who was exhibited in a freak show as the "Elephant Man".<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt The Elephant Man on IMDB]</ref> | + | [[File:The Elephant Man poster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Film poster for The Elephant Man]]'''The Elephant Man''' was a 1980 BAFTA award winning film directed by David Lynch and starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft and John Gielgud. It was filmed in black and white and tells the story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London who was exhibited in a freak show as the "Elephant Man".<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt The Elephant Man on IMDB]</ref> |
==Filming on the SVR== | ==Filming on the SVR== | ||
| − | On the Elephant Man's return to London from his captivity in France, there is a brief train running scene shot on the Severn Valley Railway.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/list/ls006537069/ Rail Scenes with Locations on IMDB]</ref> A distant shot across Trimpley Reservoir is followed by [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443]] emerging from [[Arley Station Bridge]] having passed through the station at speed. 46443 carries the smokebox number 644, the same number used when the locomotive appeared in MR livery for the filming of [[The Thirty Nine Steps]]. | + | On the Elephant Man's return to London from his captivity in France, there is a brief train running scene (lasting only a few seconds) which was shot on the Severn Valley Railway.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/list/ls006537069/ Rail Scenes with Locations on IMDB]</ref> A distant shot across Trimpley Reservoir is followed by [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443]] emerging from [[Arley Station Bridge]] having passed through the station at speed. 46443 carries the smokebox number 644, the same number used when the locomotive appeared in MR livery for the filming of [[The Thirty Nine Steps]]. The latter shot may be seen at the beginning of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF19L00KbAI this YouTube clip]. |
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| + | Comparison of the two films confirms that both scenes in the Elephant Man used the same footage originally filmed tor The Thirty Nine Steps, although converted to black and white and using a consistent aspect ratio to match the rest of the film. | ||
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| + | The_Elephant_Man_Trimpley.jpg|Passing Trimpley | ||
| + | Thirty_Nine_Steps_screenshot_Trimpley.JPG|Passing Trimpley (The Thirty Nine Steps) | ||
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| + | The_Elephant_Man_Arley.jpg|Passing Arley | ||
| + | Thirty_Nine_Steps_screenshot_Arley.JPG|Passing Arley (The Thirty Nine Steps) | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:19, 20 July 2020
The Elephant Man was a 1980 BAFTA award winning film directed by David Lynch and starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft and John Gielgud. It was filmed in black and white and tells the story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London who was exhibited in a freak show as the "Elephant Man".[1]
Filming on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
On the Elephant Man's return to London from his captivity in France, there is a brief train running scene (lasting only a few seconds) which was shot on the Severn Valley Railway.[2] A distant shot across Trimpley Reservoir is followed by LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443 emerging from Arley Station Bridge having passed through the station at speed. 46443 carries the smokebox number 644, the same number used when the locomotive appeared in MRMidland Railway livery for the filming of The Thirty Nine Steps. The latter shot may be seen at the beginning of this YouTube clip.
Comparison of the two films confirms that both scenes in the Elephant Man used the same footage originally filmed tor The Thirty Nine Steps, although converted to black and white and using a consistent aspect ratio to match the rest of the film.
Passing Trimpley
Passing Trimpley (The Thirty Nine Steps)
Passing Arley
Passing Arley (The Thirty Nine Steps)
