The Elephant Man (1980)

8	Listal rating
8.3	IMDB rating

Directed by

David Lynch

Starring (View all)

Frederick Treves

John Merrick

Mrs. Kendal

Carr Gomm

Mothershead

Bytes

Night Porter

Mrs. Treves

Written by (View all)

Christopher De Vore

(screenplay)

Eric Bergren

(screenplay)

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Hate humanity but love the humane.

3 years, 7 months ago at Nov 17 17:23

AgentLexi

4 votes

''I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!''

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

Anthony Hopkins: Frederick Treves

''My life is full because I know I a... read more

It will leave you speechless...

5 years, 1 month ago at Apr 21 6:35

PvtCaboose91

1 vote

"I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!"

Based on a true story, The Elephant Man is a drama that unconditionally blew me away.

The film is a dramatisation of the life of Englishman Joseph Merrick (Hurt), known as John in the film, who was born with a grotesque physical deformity. Due to the nature and severity of the man's malformat... read more

A heartbreaking and beautiful true story.

2 years, 3 months ago at Mar 17 16:55

SJMJ91

1 vote

First of all, I must say that you really need to have a very strong stomach to watch The Elephant Man; not so much because of Merrick's deformity but what had happened to him, what does happen to him and when we explore his past and who he really is, you need to be brave and watch this. I have seen many films in my time but this is the one film where I have felt almost incredibly sick because of t... read more

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Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak.

Release date : 10 October 1980
UPC: 097360134742

Drama (44), Biography (26), 1980s (25), 1980 (17), Black And White (15), Based On A True Story (12), Illness (11), Prejudice (11), True Story (11), Disfigurement (10), Doctor (10), UK (9), Dignity (9), (7), Black & White (7), Usa (7), Hospital (7), Expressionist (6), Surgery (6), Channel Crossing (6)

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" His Review : The film of The Elephant Man is not based on the successful stage play of the same name, but they both draw their sources from the life of John Merrick, the original "elephant man," whose rare disease imprisoned him in a cruelly misformed body. Both the play and the movie adopt essentially the same point of view, that we are to honor Merrick because of the courage with which he faced his existence. The Elephant Man forces me to question this position on two grounds: first, on th"

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"WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD The Story: Set in 19th century England, it's the story of John Merrick, a severely deformed man who tries to develop some dignity with the help of the kindly Dr. Frederick Treves. The Boohoo Moment: Several moments throughout, but the most notable is the ending, when Merrick dies. It's extremely affecting. "