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With John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones Directed by David Lynch The tragic real English case of John Merrick in the Victorian period is a heartbreaking story of an intelligent man discriminated against for his extremely deformed appearance. Taken under the wing of a doctor who saved him from a freak side-show, he restores the man's dignity and he becomes a society darling - and indirectly a novelty as he was before, the patrons now merely from the upper class. All the actors deliver incredible performances. Big Hollywood players like Mel Brooks backed this film and made a great choice to use David Lynch, whose dark black & white atmosphere from his debut feature Eraserhead translated well into the squalor of the new industrial era. 5 / B - PB 1 2 3 4 5 6 A - B - C |
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