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The Elephant Man (1980) USA / 124 min
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Genre: Biography / Drama / History /  more »
Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 8.4 (51,650 votes)  more »
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Also rated #93 in the Top 250
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Summary: 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.  more »
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Filmmakers: David Lynch - Director / Writer (screenplay), Christopher De Vore - Writer (screenplay), Eric Bergren - Writer (screenplay), Sir Frederick Treves - Writer (book "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences"), Ashley Montagu - Writer (book "The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity"), Jonathan Sanger - Producer, Freddie Francis - Cinematographer, John Morris - Composer, Stuart Craig - Production Designer, Anne V. Coates - Editor  more »
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Anthony Hopkins ... Frederick Treves 379 

John Hurt ... John Merrick 621 

Anne Bancroft ... Mrs. Kendal 1,911 

John Gielgud ... Carr Gomm 5,128 
Wendy Hiller ... Mothershead 12,439 


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