Title: The Elephant Man
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Languages: English
Genres: Biography, Drama,
Runtime: 2:04:00 Hour
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft
Directors: David Lynch
MPA Rating: PG
Rating: 8.2 (280366 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 92 %
Audiance Score: 93 %
Critics Consensus: David Lynch's relatively straight second feature finds an admirable synthesis of compassion and restraint in treating its subject, and features outstanding performances by John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins.
Year: 1980
Summary: A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily-disfigured and mistreated young man working as a sideshow freak, who gradually reveals his capacity for kindness, intelligence and sophistication.