★ 8.1 1980 UK 124 min

The Elephant Man

“I am not an animal. I am a human being.”

Directed by David Lynch

A Victorian-era surgeon rescues a severely deformed man from a life as a circus freak, and his story becomes a sensation of London society.

Starring
Anthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne BancroftJohn GielgudWendy HillerFreddie JonesMichael ElphickHannah Gordon
Screenplay — David Lynch
Cinematography — Freddie Francis
Music — John Morris

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Interpretation layer: books, essays, context, and interactive lenses behind the film.

Source Material

The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences

The book behind the film. Sometimes the real horror is in the margins.
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Thematic companion
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
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Soundtrack
The Elephant Man OST
John Morris
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