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The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man (1980)

1980 PG 124 Minutes

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 sensiti...

Overall Rating

9 / 10
Verdict: Great
  • BarneyNuttall

    BarneyNuttall

    9 / 10
    While The Elephant Man is regularly pinned as one of Lynch's less surreal pieces, it remains nightmarish, deriving from his earlier release of Eraserhead. With seminal performances from Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt, The Elephant man is a humanita... Read the full review »
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