The Elephant Man details
| Formats: | PG DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant, 18 Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Anthony Hopkins, Wendy Hiller, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Hannah Gordon |
| Director: | David Lynch |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | ELEVATION SALES |
| Collections: | Back to the 80s, Decades: 80s, England Expects, Festival Favourites, HD Films, IMDb Highest Rated, Inspirational Films, Tenuous Animals |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
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The Elephant Man |
1hr 58 mins | PG |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 58 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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Man or freak
By films2 from Greater Manchester , 26 Mar 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
No one watching this film cannot be moved by the sheer physical pain and social misery and manipulation John Merrick - aka the elephant man, endured during his short and troublesome life.
This film captures perfectly the sideshow circus theme, the era, the time, the poverty and the ignorance of the time, plus ignorance of this poor mans condition.
This film is the best version of the elephant man, and John Hurts portrayal is second to none, this is a weepy, and as you watch you begin to see John Merrick- in his very own words -as a human being. Poignant and touching.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(75)Worst Super Hero film EVER
By a customer , 21 May 2013Honestly this guy doesn't solve a single crime! And I couldn't honestly tell you what his superpower was either they should have called it boring man instead- Was this review helpful to you?
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moving and a MUST SEE.
By a customer , 19 Mar 2013This a timeless classic,for all of the obvious reasons,such as,excellant performances,direction,costume,make-up etc,but its also one of the most moving biographys whom we have nothing but empathy for. Human cruelty and kindness,both at the heart of this unforgettable film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Am I a good man or a bad man?
By a customer , 20 Feb 2013I have watched this film many times. and it never ceases to move me. I feel it is about what it means to be human, and that ethics is about being kind and seeing through the masks we all wear, deformed or not, to see the soul beneath.- Was this review helpful to you?
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An everyday life from the eyes of merrick an powerfull story what shows that message of being human.
By funentertainment (44 reviews) , 15 Feb 2013Emotional depressing this classic film shows that people care for thre good and shows that eery one should be moral to each other and that this gives a powerfulln message of that we were put on earth to love one another , we have bullies who have lead people to suicide that depresses people but people in this world dont care they smile only that the ones who see sadness is that they see the truth people need to be shown glory we will fight the bullies they are not human bullies are freaks and joseph merrick was an normal man who got judged and humiliated people are sick and laugh at people who are depressed or who hae killed themselves that makes life horrid people are crying out to help and everyone has feelings think about it see throo our eyes this film is showingthat merrick was an angel who cared and cared who cryed out many victims of bullying crying out who are dead then lifes bad other people sick people will be laughing well i hope they get bad luck will be laughing in the end and we will find happiness and the angels will protect the good r. i. p. merrick rest in peace- Was this review helpful to you?
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Timeless Classic.
By a customer , 04 Feb 2013It's taken a long time for me to watch this film for some reason, it's hardly ever on TV and I was never compelled to DVD it despite the fact that I've never met anyone who dislikes it. I'm so glad I took the time to watch it though. Beautiful, moving without the syrup and it still stands up today. The fact that Lynch had it filmed in monochrome was a stroke of genius, it makes his film timeless... it could have been shot last week or in 1950.- Was this review helpful to you?
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