THE ELEPHANT MAN [1980]
29 January 2025 19:00
29th Jan at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: David Lynch
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes
Starring: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones
Certificate: 12A
Synopsis
John Merrick is the Elephant Man(John Hurt), forced into becoming a circus sideshow attraction and spurned by society due to the disfiguring disabilities he was born with. Rescued by a well-meaning surgeon (Anthony Hopkins), he escapes a life of prejudice and cruelty as he tries to fit into a world ruled by Victorian sensibilities. An unforgettable story of human dignity and courage in the face of unimaginable.