Anthony Hopkins Movies
April 21st, 2008Anthony Hopkins has had a successful film career, working in the UK and in Hollywood. He took out American citizenship and American audiences like him as much as the British do. He has portrayed a number of characters from Victorian England, including the real life surgeon Sir Frederick Treves in The Elephant Man. This David Lynch directed film from 1980, starred John Hurt as Merrick, the man whose appearance caused such a stir. Treves first comes across him in a freak circus show and rescues him. Hopkins gives a sensitive performance as the man who treats the Elephant Man as a friend and equal. This Anthony Hopkins movie also featured Anne Bancroft and John Gielgud.