The Elephant Man
PG · 1980 ‧ Thriller/Drama ‧ 2h 4m
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Dr. Frederic Treves (Anthony Hopkins) discovers Joseph (John) Merrick (John Hurt) in a sideshow. Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a living as the "Elephant Man." Treves brings Merrick into his home,...
Release date: October 10, 1980 (USA)
Director: David Lynch
Story by: Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet and Ashley Montagu
Screenplay: David Lynch, Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, Eric Bergren, and more
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Columbia Pictures, and more
Box office: $26 million (North America)
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The Elephant Man is a 1980 biographical drama film based on the life of Joseph Merrick a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century.
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The Elephant Man ... A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous ...
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A psychologist befriends the severely deformed John Merrick, who is hiding a sophisticated mind, as he tries to be accepted by society despite being seen as a ...
Torr arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, whom they named "the Elephant Man". After touring the East Midlands, Merrick travelled to London to be ...
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Rescued from a travelling freak show by Sir Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), Merrick gradually reveals himself to be a strangely sweet and gentle man, ...
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When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the freak-show performer John Merrick (John Hurt), who has severe skeletal and soft-tissue ...
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A tragic, yet triumphant tale told by an a truly inspired group of film makers, actors and actresses. Anthony Hopkins, Sir John Guilgud, John Hurt, Wendy Hiller ...
Apr 7, 2024 · Joseph Merrick, a disfigured man who was called the Elephant Man, was a professional “freak” and a figure of fascination in Victorian London ...
Oct 17, 2012 · Ruth Epstein and John Rubin attempt to understand how the Elephant Man's speech was formed by studying Joseph Merrick's bone structure and ...