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Key Information
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| Directors: |
David Lynch |
| Stars: |
John Hurt |
| Actors: |
Freddie Jones |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · True Story · Illness · Tear Jerker · Period Piece · Victorian Era · Tragedy · Physically Impaired · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Sensormatic |
| UPC: |
097360134742 |
| Release Date: |
1980 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 4min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Checkpoint, 2hr 3min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (December 11, 2001)
UPC: 097360134728 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 4min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Christopher DeVore |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2008, p.158, Will Lawrence): 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Lynch] creates surreal dream images and swirling, dissolving montages....John Merrick is the beauty -- it is the modern world, suggests Lynch, that is the beast." |
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David Lynch brings his own dreamlike style to the heartbreaking yet somehow uplifting story of John Merrick (John Hurt), a hideously deformed individual dubbed the Elephant Man during his years in a circus freak show in Victorian England. After suffering for years at the hands of his circus "master," the eloquent, soft spoken Merrick is "rescued" by compassionate surgeon Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), who allows him to live at the hospital where he works. Merrick becomes a social celebrity when he meets a popular stage performer (Anne Bancroft), but he must continue to fight for his dignity with those who still choose to view him as a freak. Meanwhile, Treves begins to question whether his supposed act of humanity has been just as exploitative as Merrick's former caretaker's. <br> <br> Lynch's follow-up to his 1978 cult classic ERASERHEAD is a seamless blend of art and entertainment, which earned the film eight Academy Award nominations in 1980. Freddie Francis's breathtaking black-and-white ci... |
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