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FILM DETAILS

Certificate PG

Cast John Hurt Anthony Hopkins Michael Elphick

Directors David Lynch

Screenwriters David Lynch Christopher De Vore Eric Bergren

Running Time 118 minutes

The Elephant Man (PG)

Plot
A deformed man, who travels as a circus exhibit, is rescued by a doctor and introduced to high society.

Verdict
If you thought the sweetness of The Straight Story was unprecedented in Lynch’s work, look again at this earlier true-life tale of odd, everyday heroism


Reviewer: Kim Newman

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