Friday, January 17, 2025

THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980)

 




















Directed by: David Lynch
Based on the non-fiction book "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscenes" by: Frederick Treves
Based on the non-fiction book "The Elephant Man - A Study in Human Dignity" by: Ashley Montagu
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, Freddie Jones, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Hannah Gordon, Frederick Treves, Michael Elphick, Dexter Fletcher, Helen Ryan, John Standing, Lesley Dunlop, Phoebe Nicholls, W. Morgan Sheppard, Kenny Baker, Pat Gorman, Pauline Quirke, Nula Conwell

123 minutes
(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a sideshow freaky. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication. 

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THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980)

  Directed by: David Lynch Based on the non-fiction book " The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscenes " by: Frederick Treves Based on...