The Elephant Man
- Drama
- History
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity.
- Directed by
- David Lynch
- Written by
- David Lynch, Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren
- Based on
- Ashley Montagu, Frederick Treves
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
John Hurt- Anne Bancroft
- John Gielgud
- Wendy Hiller
- Freddie Jones
- Michael Elphick
- Hannah Gordon
- Helen Ryan
- John Standing
- Dexter Fletcher
- Lesley Dunlop
Keywords
- period drama
- tragedy
- friendship
- biography
- based on true story
- london, england
- discrimination
- social injustice
- escape
- black and white
- disfigurement
- disability
- hospital
- humanity
- exploitation
- curiosity
- nurse
- freak show
- abuse
- physical disability
- deformed
- emotional vulnerability
- shame
- physical abuse
- sideshow
- dying young
- birth defect
- circus freak
- physical deformity
- freak
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