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Elephant Man (1980)  link to Elephant Man on IMDb  

Number: 1169

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IMDb Rating:
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8.2/10 (179.8K votes)

Also known as: The Elephant Man

Country: United States, 124 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director(s): David Lynch

Storyline:
John Merrick (whose real name was Joseph, as this is based on a true story) is an intelligent and friendly man, but he is hated by his Victorian-era English society because he is severely deformed. Once he is discovered by a doctor, however, he is saved from his life in a freak show and he is treated like the human being that he really is.

Cast:

Anthony Hopkins Frederick Treves
John Hurt John Merrick
Anne Bancroft Mrs. Kendal
John Gielgud Carr Gomm
Wendy Hiller Mothershead

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 8 Slot 154

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1