The Elephant Man (1980)
Director:
David Lynch
Genre:
Biography, Drama
Country:
USA, UK
Time:
124 min.
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, Helen Ryan, John Standing
Plot:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.
Keywords:
Freak, Curiosity, Hospital, Exploitation, Physical Deformity
Movie rating:
- 8.2 / 10
My rating:
8 / 10