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The Elephant Man

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1980
2h 4m
English
Drama, History
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.
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Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Frederick Treves
John Hurt
John Merrick
Anne Bancroft
Mrs. Kendal
John Gielgud
Carr Gomm
Wendy Hiller
Mothershead
Michael Elphick
Night Porter
Hannah Gordon
Mrs. Anne Treves
Helen Ryan
Princess Alex
Dexter Fletcher
Bytes' Boy
Phoebe Nicholls
Merrick's Mother
Pat Gorman
Fairground Bobby
Orla Pederson
Skeleton Man
Patsy Smart
Distraught Woman
Stromboli
Fire Eater
Roy Evans
Cabman
Nula Conwell
Nurse Kathleen
Directed By: David Lynch
Written By: David Lynch (Screenplay), Christopher De Vore (Screenplay), + 1 more

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randomacd4 says...
7 years ago
The Elephant Man is a heartbreaking story. Its one of the most approachable David Lynch movies. I found myself feeling some very heavy emotions throughout this film after all the struggle of the titular character. John Hurt would've won an Oscar any other year. It took De Niro in Raging Bull to defeat him.
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unicornsandcandies says...
4 years ago
Really great story about a man who never experienced kindness from people. It's really heartbreaking as a story but the film itself is boring. Nice but certainly not the best film to watch in free time imho
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Juliosoft says...
4 years ago
For David Lynch it's pretty normal. It conveys very well the anguish of being him and is a good portrait of the society of the time
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Saint Pauly says...
4 years ago
_The Elephant Man_ has many layers (interior / exterior beauty, human nature, voyeurism...) and each one slices my heart like a fine scalpel. This heart wrenching film of what men will do for and to each other grabbed me from the first scene and squeezed so hard I left the cinema exhausted and drained. _The Elephant Man- reminded me of my own ugliness, yet gave me hope that there's better things in store. I'm going through some difficult times at the moment and that I could forget about some of that shit so completely for 2 hours is one of the reasons I love cinema so absolutely, and this film in particular. Lynch holds up an unflinching mirror and forces us to look at our own deformities, and then dares us to accept them.
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Wuchak
4 years ago
_**The ultimate outcast**_

In 1884 London, a doctor (Anthony Hopkins) meets Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man (wrongly called John Merrick in the film) who was being exploited as a freak show attraction. Treves (Hopkins) tries to help Merrick (John Hurt) for the last six years of the latter’ More
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CinemaSerf
9 months ago
Saw this, recently up-converted to 4K at the London Film Festival and, apart from the clear improvements to the quality and detail of the image, I was reminded of just how good it is. Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft play their roles with engaging sincerity - very ably supported by Sir John Gielgud More
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manicure
6/10  3 years ago
The Elephant Man is a straightforward biopic about disfigured Joseph "John" Merrick and his struggles with social acceptance in a fascinating Victorian England setting. The story is brought to life by convincing acting, beautiful cinematography, and carefully crafted sets and makeup. All vai More
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WhoPotterVian
CONTAINS SPOILERS10/10  3 years ago
It doesn't matter how much time passes, there will always be some people who won't accept others' differences. This is a fact of life that never changes, even if people have become more tolerant of others being different to them over the centuries. It means a film like The Elephant Man w More
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