O Homem Elefante
(1980)
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O Homem Elefante
(1980)
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Anthony Hopkins | ... | ||
John Hurt | ... | ||
Anne Bancroft | ... | ||
John Gielgud | ... | ||
Wendy Hiller | ... | ||
Freddie Jones | ... | ||
Michael Elphick | ... | ||
Hannah Gordon | ... | ||
Helen Ryan | ... | ||
John Standing | ... | ||
Dexter Fletcher | ... |
Bytes' Boy
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Lesley Dunlop | ... |
Nora
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Phoebe Nicholls | ... | ||
Pat Gorman | ... |
Fairground Bobby
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Claire Davenport | ... |
Fat Lady
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John Merrick (whose real name was Joseph, as this is based on a true story) is an intelligent and friendly man, but he is hated by his Victorian-era English society because he is severely deformed. Once he is discovered by a doctor, however, he is saved from his life in a freak show and he is treated like the human being that he really is. Written by Sam Cibula
I just watched this movie last night and i must say... it touched me in a way no other movie has... some of the scenes even brought me to tears, which has never happened to me before.... John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins are simple incredible, and this movie is just filled with unforgettable scenes....
but like some people have mentioned here before, it is an incredibly hard movie to watch, especially after you realize what a sweet, kind, smart and innocent man John Merrick was, it is often painful to watch the way he's treated by some people, and like Hopkins says after he sees him for the first time "I pray to god that he's an idiot", sadly, he is everything but that...
10/10, no question