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The Elephant Man
1980
BiographyDrama
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
IMDB 8.1
RT 92%
Metacritic 78
StarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne BancroftJohn Gielgud
DirectorDavid Lynch
WriterChristopher 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")
AwardsNominated for 8 Oscars
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    John Hurt
  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
    Stuart Craig, Robert Cartwright, Hugh Scaife
  • Best Achievement in Costume Design
    Patricia Norris
  • Best Achievement in Directing
    David Lynch
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    Anne V. Coates
  • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
    John Morris
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Jonathan Sanger
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
    Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch
LanguageEnglishFrench
CountryUSAUK