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Here are some useful notes to know before watching about the Brooksfilms drama flick. The Elephant Man starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min. The release date of the movie is October 10th, 1980. The movie received a user score of 81/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 4,006 engaged users.
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "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. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London."
