Title The Elephant Man 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. Tagline I am not an animal! I am a human being! I... am... a man! Genres Drama, History Keywords exploitation, biography, hospital, curiosity, sideshow, disfigurement, physical deformity, freak, 19th century, dignity Production Companies Brooksfilms Production Countries United Kingdom, United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 124 Release Year 1980
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 26 million USD