Who has been described by "The Guardian" as "the most important director of this era" and who directed the film about Joseph Merrick?
The Elephant Man (film) The Elephant Man is a 1980 American historical drama film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon and Freddie Jones. It was produced by Jonathan Sanger and Mel Brooks, the latter of whom was intentionally left uncredited to avoid confusion from audiences who possibly would have expected a comedy.
Joseph: King of Dreams Joseph: King of Dreams is a 2000 American animated biblical musical drama film and the only direct-to-video release from DreamWorks Animation. The film is an adaptation of the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis in the Bible and serves as a prequel to the 1998 film "The Prince of Egypt". Composer Daniel Pelfrey said "the film was designed as a companion piece to "Prince of Egypt"...Of course, Joseph turned out to be very different than "Prince of Egypt", [nevertheless] very challenging and rewarding".