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Where to Watch The Elephant Man (1980) in the US
- 1980
- PG
- 2h 4m
- 8.2IMDb
- 91%Rotten Tomatoes
- 78Metascore
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What it's about
In Victorian London, Dr. Frederick Treves with the London Hospital comes across a circus sideshow attraction run by a man named Bytes called "The Elephant Man". In actuality, the creature on display is indeed a man, twenty-one-year-old Joseph "John" Merrick, who has several physical deformities, including an oversized and disfigured skull, and an oversized and disfigured right shoulder. Brutish Bytes, his "owner", only wants whatever he can get economically by presenting Merrick as a freak. Treves manages to bring Merrick under his care at the hospital, not without several of its own obstacles, including being questioned by those in authority since Merrick cannot be cured. Treves initially believes Bytes' assertion that mute Merrick is an imbecile, but ultimately learns that Merrick can speak and is a well-read and articulate man. As news of Merrick hits the London newspapers, he becomes a celebrated curiosity amongst London's upper class, including with Mrs. Kendal, a famed actress. Despite treated much more humanely, the question becomes whether Treves' actions are a further exploitation of Merrick. And as Merrick becomes more famous, others try to get their two-cents worth from who still remains a curiosity and a freak to most, including to Bytes, who has since lost his meal ticket.
Cast and crew
- Director
- David Lynch
- Starring
- Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft
Details
- Release date
- Oct 10, 1980
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Box office
- $26,010,864
- Awards
- Nominated for 8 Oscars. 11 wins & 22 nominations total
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- Where to watch The Elephant Man in the United States?
- The Elephant Man is available to rent in the United States. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
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- We have not confirmed a free option for The Elephant Man in the United States.
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