The Elephant Man (1980) ★ 8.112A2h04

Name: The Elephant Man
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1980
Rating: 8.05
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller

Drama · History

Director David Lynch (7.1 avg)

Also directed Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Dune, and 61 more

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 person of great intelligence and sensitivity.

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins
John Hurt
Anne Bancroft
John Gielgud
Wendy Hiller
Freddie Jones
Michael Elphick

The Elephant Man (1980) ★ 8.112A2h04

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