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The Elephant Man

1980·2h 4m·PG
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 8.2/10
281,661 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily-disfigured and mistreated young man working as a sideshow freak, who gradually reveals his capacity for kindness, intelligence and sophistication.

The Elephant Man is a 1980 drama biography movie directed by David Lynch, starring Anthony Hopkins, John Gielgud, John Hurt. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.2/10 from 281,661 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
David Lynch
Stars
Anthony Hopkins
John Gielgud
John Hurt
Anne Bancroft
Details
1980-10-10
124 min
Movie
PG
★ United States, United Kingdom
★ English, French
Keywords
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