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The Elephant Man (1980)
A true story of courage and human dignity.
124 minDramaHistory
TMDb8.0/103,982 votes
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Country: United States
Director: David Lynch
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Frederick Treves
John Hurt
John Merrick
Anne Bancroft
Mrs Kendal
John Gielgud
Carr Gomm
Wendy Hiller
Mothershead
Freddie Jones
Bytes
Michael Elphick
Night Porter
Hannah Gordon
Mrs Treves
Helen Ryan
Princess Alex
John Standing
Fox
Dexter Fletcher
Bytes' Boy
Lesley Dunlop
Nora
Phoebe Nicholls
Merrick's Mother
Pat Gorman
Fairground Bobby
Keywords
Style:period dramapsychological healing
Plot:friendshipescapenurseexploitationbiographybased on true storytragedyblack and whitesocial injusticephysical abusecuriositydisabilitysideshowdying youngemotional vulnerabilitydisfigurementbirth defectdeformeddiscriminationshamephysical disabilityhumanityphysical deformityfreak showfreakabusedignitysocial isolationhuman monsteremotionanxietysocial integrationintrospection
Time:19th century1880s
Place:london, englandhospitalcircus freak
