The Elephant Man (1980)

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I am not an animal! I am a human being! I...am...a man!

Directed By David Lynch David Lynch Starring Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins  •  John Hurt John Hurt  •  Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft  •  John Gielgud John Gielgud  •  Wendy Hiller Wendy Hiller Genres Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic  •  Drama  •  Medical Drama  •  Period Film Studios &
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Academy Award Nominated  •  The Criterion Collection  •  StudioCanal  •  Brooksfilms  •  Academy Award Best Picture Nominated  •  They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?  •  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die  •  Arthaus  •  BAFTA Award for Best Film Winning  •  BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated  •  Academy Award for Best Production Design Nominated  •  French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Prix Léon Moussinac  •  Belgian Film Critics Association Grand Prix Winning
Release Info 1980-10-10T00:00:00Z October 10, 1980
B&W  •  124 minutes PG Rated PG
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Bobert said on 11/7/2017

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joshua528491

joshua528491 on 10/10/2013 Reply  · 

Highly moving and profound. An overlooked masterpiece.

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Linzeda

Linzeda on 2/18/2014 Reply  · 

"Why, Mr. Merrick, you're no Elephant Man at all...you're Romeo." THAT pretty much summed it up for me, as I watched it for the first time, last night. WONDERFUL film.

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hambone88

hambone88 on 9/8/2018 Reply  · 

This movie proved to me that David Lynch could make a good movie. I loved every second of it.

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