The Elephant Man (1980)

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1980 · PG · 2h 4m

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Other grades: 75.0 (20 viewers)
19802h 4mPG
Countries:United Kingdom United States
Languages:EN
Keywords: 1800s1880s19th century23rd psalmAbjectionAbuseActor shares first name with characterActressAnimal in titleAnxietyShow moreArtistAvant gardeBased on a true storyBased on bookBased on true storyBiographyBiopunkBirth defectBlack and whiteBritish renaissanceBrutalityCarnivalChannel crossingCircus freakCityCompassionCritically acclaimedCrueltyCult filmCuriosityDeath of protagonistDeformedDeformityDesireDignityDisabilityDiscriminationDisfigured faceDisfigurementDoctorDoctor patient relationshipDwarfDying youngEmotionEmotional vulnerabilityEnglandEscapeExploitationExpressionismFamous lineFreakFreak showFreakshowFriendshipGaslightGender in titleGothicHappinessHospitalHuman exploitationHuman monsterHumanismHumanitarianismHumanityIntrospectionIsolationJoseph merrickKindnessLifting a male into the airLifting an adult into the airLifting someone into the airLondon englandLondon, englandMale protagonistMedical clinicMedical professionMelancholyMisfitMonsterNagging childNagging childrenNeurofibromatosisNudityNursePantomimePeriod dramaPhysical abusePhysical deformityPhysical disabilityPrejudicePrincess of walesProtective maleProteus syndromePsychological healingPsychological torturePsychotronic filmQueen victoriaRailway stationRare diseaseReference to shakespeare's romeo and julietReference to william shakespeareScreaming womanSexShameShipSideshowSittingSlow motion sceneSocial injusticeSocial integrationSocial isolationSurgerySurrealismSymbolismTheaterTheatreThree word titleTitle spoken by characterTormentTragedyTragedy dramaTrainTrain stationUrban settingVictorian eraViolence
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. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
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