The Elephant Man
Summary:
John Hurt stars as John Merrick, the hideously deformed 19th century Londoner known as "The Elephant Man". Treated as a sideshow freak, Merrick is assumed to be retarded as well as misshapen because of his inability to speak coherently. In fact, he is highly intelligent and sensitive, a fact made public when one Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) rescues Merrick from a carnival... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins - (Dr. Frederick Treves)
John Hurt - (John Merrick)
Anne Bancroft - (Mrs. Madge Kendal)
John Gielgud - (Carr Gomm)
Wendy Hiller - (Mothershead)
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Review:
Prior to this breakout film, director David Lynch was a cult figure, whose only previous film was the bizarre cult favorite Eraserhead. Elephant Man was in many respects a longer, more accessible, better plotted version of Eraserhead, underlining Lynch's fascination with physical freaks and sporting the same strange atmospherics, includ... Continue >>
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