Question: Which English man who lived at the London Hospital was the subject of a 1980 American historical drama film?

Context articles: The Butler
Newton's Grace
Douglas Hickox
Joseph Merrick
RKO 281
The Elephant Man (film)
Iron Jawed Angels
Joseph in the Land of Egypt (film)
The Fall of the Romanoffs
A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film)

The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong.
 Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler.
 In addition to Whitaker, the film's all-star cast also features Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Alex Pettyfer, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, Minka Kelly, Mariah Carey and Clarence Williams III.
 It was the last film produced by Laura Ziskin, who died in 2011.
Newton’s Grace (working title: "But Now I See") is an American historical drama film about John Newton, a slave ship captain and later Church of England pastor who wrote many hymns, including Amazing Grace.
 The film, directed by the award-winning Christian filmmaker John Jackman, is based on Newton’s autobiography, "Out of the Depths".
 Jackman used the tall ship "Hector" in Pictou, Nova Scotia, for filming many seafaring scenes.
 Scenes set on the coast of Sierra Leone were filmed at various locations on the North Carolina coast, particularly Fort Anderson and Fort Macon.
 Interiors and green screen special effects shots were filmed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
 The film stars Erik Nelson as the young John Newton.
 The film premiered at the deCoste Centre in Pictou, on May 13, 2017.
Douglas Hickox (10 January 1929 – 25 July 1988) was an English film director.
 Hickox was born in London, where he was educated at Emanuel School.
 Hickox worked extensively as an assistant director and second unit director throughout the 1950s and early 1960s.
 ‘’The British B Film’’ (Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane; BFI, 2009) credits him with working on over thirty musical shorts and a handful of jazz/pop supporting featurettes.
 He made his first major picture in 1970.
 Over the next ten years, he developed a reputation for the wit and style of his direction, and for his taut action sequences.
 His work includes "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (1968), "Entertaining Mr Sloane" (1969), "Sitting Target" (1972), "Theatre of Blood" (1973), "Brannigan" (1975), "Sky Riders" (1976) and "Zulu Dawn" (1979).
 He worked on various TV programmes in the 1980s until his death.
 He died in a London hospital following a heart surgery operation at age 59.
Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890; often incorrectly called "John Merrick") was an English man with very severe deformities who was first exhibited at a freak show as the "Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital after he met Frederick Treves, so becoming well known in London society.
 Merrick was born in Leicester, and began to develop abnormally during the first few years of his life: his skin appeared thick and lumpy, he developed enlarged lips, and a bony lump grew on his forehead, one of his arms and both of his feet became enlarged and at some point during his childhood he fell and damaged his hip, resulting in permanent lameness.
 When he was 9, his mother died from bronchopneumonia, and his father soon remarried.
 Merrick left school at the age of 13 and had difficulty finding employment.
 Rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home.
 In late 1879, Merrick, aged 17, entered the Leicester Union Workhouse.
RKO 281 is a 1999 American historical drama film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Roy Scheider and Liam Cunningham.
 The film depicts the troubled production behind the 1941 film "Citizen Kane".
 The film's title is a reference to the original production number of "Citizen Kane".
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.
Iron Jawed Angels is a 2004 American historical drama film directed by Katja von Garnier.
 The film stars Hilary Swank as suffragist leader Alice Paul, Frances O'Connor as activist Lucy Burns, Julia Ormond as Inez Milholland, and Anjelica Huston as Carrie Chapman Catt.
 It received critical acclaim after the film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
Joseph in the Land of Egypt (Yiddish title: Yoysef in Mitsraim) is a 1932 American historical drama film directed by George Roland and starring Joseph Green.
 The film is based on the biblical drama "Joseph and His Brethren".
 The film is considered to be the first talkie filmed in Yiddish.
The Fall of the Romanoffs is a 1917 silent American historical drama film directed by Herbert Brenon.
 It was released only seven months after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917.
 This film is notable for starring Rasputin's rival, the monk Iliodor, as himself.
 Costars Nance O'Neil and Alfred Hickman were married from 1916 to Hickman's death in 1931.
 The film was shot in North Bergen, New Jersey, nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century.
 It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film.
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 American made-for-television historical drama film directed by Jim Goddard, and based on the Charles Dickens novel set in the French Revolution.
 The film stars Chris Sarandon playing dual roles as two characters who are in love with the same woman.