Elephant Man

London, foggy alleys, a carnival barker's shout. A severely deformed man cowers, a surgeon intervenes, a life changes. Lynch frames the beauty in a brutal world.

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David Lynch directed Elephant Man in 1980. See David Lynch's full filmography, where to start with David Lynch, or where to go after you've seen everything by David Lynch.

Elephant Man was released in 1980 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.