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The Elephant Man
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Scores
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer92%as of 2024-08-02
- Rotten Tomatoes average8.5/10as of 2021-10-05
- Metacritic78/100as of 2025-10-17
What it is
The Elephant Man is a 1980 historical drama film loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was directed by David Lynch, produced by Jonathan Sanger, and executive produced by Mel Brooks.
At a glance
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
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