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The Elephant Man
PG · 1980 ‧ Drama/Historical drama ‧ 2h 4m
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: January 1, 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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A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, ...
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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The Elephant Man is a 1980 British-American historical drama film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in late ...
Duration: 3:05
Posted: Feb 9, 2012
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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 ...
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A taped version of the stage play about a hideously deformed 19th-century London man and how he managed to triumph over his disease.
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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 ...
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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 ...