Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1980-10-09
Languageen
Runtime2h 4m
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$26,000,000
Production
Brooksfilms, EMI Films
Overview
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
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