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The Elephant Man (1980)

Directed by David Lynch

Drama | Biography

Most recently watched by CaptainBigTime, lordofthemovies

Overview

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.

Rated PG | Length 124 minutes

Actors

Anthony Hopkins | John Hurt | Anne Bancroft | John Gielgud | Wendy Hiller | Freddie Jones | Michael Elphick | Hannah Gordon | Helen Ryan | John Standing | Dexter Fletcher | Lesley Dunlop | Phoebe Nicholls | Pat Gorman | Claire Davenport | Orla Pederson | Patsy Smart | Frederick Treves | Stromboli | Richard Hunter | James Cormack | Robert Lewis Bush | Roy Evans | Joan Rhodes | Nula Conwell | Tony London | Alfie Curtis | Bernadette Milnes | Brenda Kempner | Carol Harrison | Hugh Manning | Dennis Burgess | Fanny Carby | William Morgan Sheppard | Kathleen Byron | Gerald Case | David Ryall | Deirdre Costello | Pauline Quirke | Kenny Baker | Chris Greener | Marcus Powell | Gilda Cohen | Lesley Scoble | Teri Scoble | Eiji Kusuhara | Robert Day | Patricia Hodge | Tommy Wright | Peter Davidson | John Rapley | Hugh Spight | Teresa Codling | Marion Betzold | Caroline Haigh | Florenzio Morgado | Victor Kravchenko | Beryl Hicks | Michele Amas | Lucie Alford | Penny Wright | Janie Kells | Lydia Lisle | David Lynch | Harry Fielder | Jack Armstrong | Ralph Morse | Fred Wood | Adam Caine | Tony Clarkin | Dave Cooper | Chick Fowles | Juba Kennerley | Eric Bergren | Christopher De Vore | Jay McGrath | Henry Roberts | Kevin Schumm | Ian Selby | Guy Standeven | Reg Thomason | Jill Goldston

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Viewing Notes

So much better than I expected.

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