The Elephant Man
1980 · 2h 4m · Drama, History · United States of America, United Kingdom · Rated PG (US)
A true story of courage and human dignity.
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.
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David Lynch8.0Smart score
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1880s19th centuryabuseanxietybased on true storybiographybirth defectblack and whitecircus freakcuriositydeformeddignitydisabilitydiscriminationdisfigurementdying youngemotionemotional vulnerabilityescapeexploitationfreakfreak showfriendshiphospitalhumanityhuman monsterintrospectionlondon, englandnurseperiod dramaphysical abusephysical deformityphysical disabilitypsychological healingshamesideshowsocial injusticesocial integrationsocial isolationtragedy
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