The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

(The Elephant Man)
David Lynch / USA, 1980
English version / Czech subtitles, 125 min

Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak.

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