The Elephant Man 1980

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	8.1
Imdb Votes:	206,289
Duration:	124 mins
Year:	1980
Language:	English
Genre:	Biography, Drama
Country:	USA, UK
Director:	David Lynch
Writers:	Christopher De Vore (screenplay), Eric Bergren (screenplay), David Lynch (screenplay), Frederick Treves (book), Ashley Montagu (in part on the book "The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity")
Actors:	Anthony Hopkins , John Hurt , Anne Bancroft , John Gielgud ,
Awards:	Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations.

Description:

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. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

Keywords:

exploitation, biography, based-on-a-true-story, hospital, curiosity, sideshow, disfigurement, physical-deformity, freak, 19th-century, dignity,