The Elephant Man (1980)

9.0

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8.1

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9.2

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9.3

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7.8

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8.8

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Release Date

October 10, 1980

Director

David Lynch

Writers

Christopher De Vore, David Lynch, Eric Bergren (in alphabetical order)

Producer

Jonathan Sanger

Genres

Biography, Drama

Synopsis

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

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