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Elephant man

Feature film from the UK/USA. Based on the true story of John Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. Dr. Frederick Treves, discovering Merrick in a carnival freakshow in Victorian London, attempts to help him regain his dignity.

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  • "the Elephant man"
  • "El hombre elefante"@es
  • "El hombre elefante"
  • "David Lynch"@en
  • "Elephant man, français"
  • "Elephant man and other reminiscences"
  • "Elephant man : a study in human dignity"
  • "Collection aventures fantastiques"
  • "Lime green set"@en
  • "L'homme éléphant"
  • "elephant man <risorsa elettronica&gt"@it
  • "Fil adam"
  • "Hombre elefante"
  • "DerElefantenmensch"
  • "Elephant man"
  • "Človek slon"

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  • "SUMMARY: Based on the true story of John Merrick, whose deformities made him a kind of living curio in Victorian England. (SFSU)"
  • "À la fin du siècle dernier, un chirurgien, Frederick Treves, découvre parmi les attractions d'une foire, un homme, John Merrick, rendu hideusement difforme par un forain, Bytes. Treves va loger Merrick à l'hôpital où il exerce et en venir à découvrir sous son enveloppe monstrueuse un être intelligent et sensible. La haute société de Londres, alertée par les journaux, se pique de venir le visiter. Bytes enlève Merrick et l'emmène sur le continent, mais le jeune homme arrive à s'évader et regagne l'Angleterre."
  • "John Merrick è stato seriamente sfigurato alla nascita da una malattia rara. Il suo viso vistosamente deturpato mostra i lineamenti di un elefante. Intrappolato in una fiera di fenomeni da baraccone Merrick patisce il tormento di essere un reietto della società finché un giovane chirurgo chiamato Dr. Frederick Treves lo libera. Sotto la mostruosa facciata di Merrick si nasconde un uomo gentile e pacifico."@it
  • "Feature film from the UK/USA. Based on the true story of John Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. Dr. Frederick Treves, discovering Merrick in a carnival freakshow in Victorian London, attempts to help him regain his dignity."@en
  • "A biographical film about John Merrick who suffered from the disease neurofibromatosis."@en
  • "A biographical film about John Merrick who suffered from the disease neurofibromatosis."
  • "Hideously deformed at birth, the Elephant Man is forced to become the star attraction in a travelling freak-show until he is rescued by Treves, a compassionate surgeon."@en
  • ""John Merrick was born with a horribly disfiguring congenital disease and suffered the humiliation of being a sideshow freak. Only when London doctor Frederick Treves rescues him does Merrick begin to regain the life of dignity and respect that everyone deserves."-- back cover"
  • "Based on the true story of John Merrick, a 19th century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of a kindly doctor, he regains some of the dignity he lost during years as a side-show freak."@en
  • "Based on the true story of John Merrick, a 19th century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of a kindly doctor, he regains some of the dignity he lost during years as a side-show freak."
  • "1884: John Merrick, colpito da una forma ripugnante di neurofibrosi che gli deforma le ossa del cranio, è usato come attrazione da fiera. Viene "salvato" da un medico, Frederick Treves, e l'uomo-elefante diventa così un protagonista della Londra vittoriana, anche se a causa del suo aspetto mostruoso continuerà ad essere vittima di violenze e umiliazioni. (Mereghetti)."
  • "All the human spirit needs to thrive...is a chance. In one of his most legendary films, director David Lynch chronicles the intense emotional journey of a complex, lonely man and the dedicated surgeon who changed his life. John Merrick (John Hurt) was born with a horribly disfiguring congenital disease, and suffered the humiliation of being a sideshow freak. Only when London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, RED DRAGON) rescues him does Merrick begin to regain the life of dignity and respect that everyone deserves. Based on a true story, the critically acclaimed, Oscar -nominated film has earned its place in cinematic history. Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller lend moving performances to an already powerful story. Visually fascinating and historically relevant, Lynch has created a haunting masterpiece of compassion, beauty and ultimately, humanity."@en
  • "A biographical film about John Merrick (Joseph Carey Merrick, the "Elephant man") who suffered from the disease neurofibromatosis."
  • "Life of John Merrick."@en
  • "大衛.林奇導演的此片取材於真實的醫療檔案, 所以特別著重時代氣氛的重現. 故事講述維多利亞時代, 一名英國醫生在馬戲團發現了一個頭部畸型的象人, 受盡不人道的待遇, 於是將其帶回醫院作研究. 不料馬戲班班主帶人又將象人搶去, 到歐洲各地巡迴展出, 幸得團中其他畸型人暗中他救回英國, 終於使他體驗到人間的溫暖. 本片有安東尼.霍普金斯, 約翰.赫特和安妮.班克勞夫特等影星出演, 攝影美術與化妝也均有一流水準, 故事的發展流暢, 演出動人, 而且籍醫生與群眾的行為檢討了人類對"道德"和"正義"的標準"
  • "Original Broadway cast perform in the tragic and true story of the hideously deformed John Merrick saved by a brilliant surgeon."
  • "A dedicated surgeon rescues John Merrick from his life as a circus freak and gives him a chance to live his last years with respect and dignity."
  • ""El fenómeno de circo, John Merrick es humillado frecuentemente por su maestro Bytes. Frederick Treeves, un renombrado cirujano está fascinado por éste grotesco personaje y lo admite en su clínica. El va descubriendo que a pesar de su apariencia exterior, Merrick, sorprendentemente es un individuo sensible y fácil de querer..."--Envase."
  • "The tragic, true-life story of John Merrick, a hideously deformed man who went from freak show to the attraction of London society."@en
  • "La storia vera di John Merrick, un uomo seriamente sfigurato alla nascita da una malattia rara. Il suo viso vistosamente deturpato mostra i lineamenti di un elefante. Intrappolato in una fiera di fenomeni da baraccone Merrick patisce il tormento di essere un reietto della società finché un giovane chirurgo ..."
  • "John Merrick es severamente deformado al nacer por una extraña enfermedad. Su cara, groseramente desfigurada, muestra los rasgos de un elefante. Atrapado en un espectáculo ambulante de criaturas deformes, Merrick sufre el tormento de ser un desecho de la sociedad hasta que un joven cirujano le rescata."
  • ""En 1984 à Londres, un jeune chirurgien découvre une attraction dans des baraques foraines : un homme-éléphant est exhibé au public tel un phénomène de foire. Il s'attache à cet être intelligent, sensible et assoiffé d'amour ..."
  • "The tragic, true-life story of John Merrick, a hideously deformed man who went from freak show to the attraction of London society. John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, and Sir John Gielgud star in this powerful drama."
  • "Basada en la historia real de John Merrick (1862-1890), un ser humano con deformaciones en todo su rostro y cuerpo. Merrick (John Hurt) es rescatado de un villano que lo tiene como atracción de circo por el doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins). A medida que el relato se va desarrollando, Treves descubre que tras la monstruosa fachada de Merrick yace un ser humano amable y apacible."@es
  • "Basada en la historia real de John Merrick (1862-1890), un ser humano con deformaciones en todo su rostro y cuerpo. Merrick (John Hurt) es rescatado de un villano que lo tiene como atracción de circo por el doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins). A medida que el relato se va desarrollando, Treves descubre que tras la monstruosa fachada de Merrick yace un ser humano amable y apacible."
  • ""The Elephant Man" has been acclaimed by critics the world over for cinematographic excellence and for its outstanding story of the triumph of human dignity over ignorance, prejudice, hatred and fear. Based on atrue history, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (Hurt), when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon (Hopkins). Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with confort, respect and dignity, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller add their impressive skills in strong supporting roles. An unforgettable motion picture...a remarkable story, remarkable told."
  • "Da wei.lin qi dao yan de ci pian qu cai yu zhen shi de yi liao dang an, suo yi te bie zhuo zhong shi dai qi fen de chong xian . gu shi jiang shu wei duo li ya shi dai, yi ming ying guo yi sheng zai ma xi tuan fa xian le yi ge tou bu ji xing de xiang ren, shou jin bu ren dao de dai yu, yu shi jiang qi dai hui yi yuan zuo yan jiu. bu liao ma xi ban ban zhu dai ren you jiang xiang ren qiang qu, dao ou zhou ge di xun hui zhan chu, xing de tuan zhong qi ta ji xing ren an zhong ta jiu hui ying guo, zhong yu shi ta ti yan dao ren jian de wen nuan . ben pian you an dong ni.huo pu jin si, yue han.he te he an ni.ban ke lao fu te deng ying xing chu yan, she ying mei shu yu hua zhuang ye jun you yi liu shui zhun, gu shi de fa zhan liu chang, yan chu dong ren, er qie ji yi sheng yu qun zhong de xing wei jian tao le ren lei dui"dao de"he"zheng yi"de biao zhun."
  • "Based on a true story of John Merrick, who suffered from the diesease neurofibromatosis, which distorted his face and body from birth. He was rescued from a travelling circus by a young doctor called Treves."@en
  • ""Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak"--IMDb.com."@en
  • ""Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak"--IMDb.com."
  • "This brilliant and artistically exceptional film received eight Academy Award nominations. John Hurt gives an unforgettable performance as John Merrick in the true story of a man so hideously deformed that his only means of earning a living was as a freak show attraction. Set in Victorian London, a delicate subject is treated with compassion and insight into the beauty of man's inner nature."@en
  • "1884: John Merrick, colpito da una forma ripugnante di neurofibrosi che gi deforma le ossa del cranio, è usato come attrazione da fiera. Viene "salvato" da un medico, Frederick Treves, e l'uomo-elefante diventa così un protagonista della Londra vittoriana, anche se a causa del suo aspetto mostruoso continuerà ad essere vittima di violenze e umiliazioni. (Mereghetti)."@it
  • "En 1884 à Londres, un jeune chirurgien découvre une attraction dans des baraques foraines : un homme-éléphant est exhibé au public tel un phénomène de foire. Il s'attache à cet être intelligent, sensible et assoiffé d'amour."
  • "Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man", when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity."
  • "Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man", when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity."@en
  • "Hideously deformed at birth by a rare disease, penniless John Merrick is forced to become the star attraction in a travelling freak-show. Frederick Treves, a compassionate surgeon, rescues him from the fairgound taunts, coaxing out of the terrified, disabled man a strangely sweet and touchingly human unembittered personality which made him the toast of fashionable Victorian society."
  • "Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a deformed man, who is discovered by a dedicated surgeon and is given a chance to live his last years in comfort rather than as a circus freak."
  • "Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a deformed man, who is discovered by a dedicated surgeon and is given a chance to live his last years in comfort rather than as a circus freak."@en
  • "Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (Hurt) when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon (Hopkins). Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity."@en
  • "The true story of John Merrick, the worst "freak" case known to Victorian medicine. He was the prize "specimen" in a travelling side-show until a young surgeon salvaged him and revealed his unembittered personality."@en
  • "Dramatisering van het ware verhaal van de afschuwelijk gedeformeerde man John Merrick, die voor het eerst van zijn leven medegevoel ondervindt van een vooraanstaand arts in Londen rond 1900."
  • "Based on the tragic true story of John (Joseph Carey) Merrick, whose unusual deformities made him a kind of living curio in Victorian England."@en
  • "Drame psychologique inspiré de livres de Frederick Treves et Ashley Montagu décrivant la vie, à la fin du siècle dernier en Angleterre, d'un homme, John Merrick, rendu difforme par une maladie congénitale. Le médecin Frederick Treves trouve dans un cirque cet "homme éléphant" et entreprend de lui redonner sa dignité humaine, lui qui n'a connu qu'exploitation, misère et humiliation. Avec Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freedie Jones."
  • "Based on the true story of John Merrick, whose deformities made him a kind of living curio in Victorian England."@en
  • "Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak."
  • "John Merrick, el "monstruo de la era victoriana", era exhibido en un circo ambulante, hasta que un joven médico extrajo de su deforme máscara una personalidad estrañamente dulce."
  • "Based on factual material, Lynch's film tracks the tragic story of John Merrick, a 19th-century British man given the grotesque sobriquet due to the disease that caused his head to become huge and deformed. Displayed in a carnival sideshow, Merrick is discovered by Dr. Frederick Treves and taken to a hospital for study. When the press gets wind of this, it confers celebrity status on the sensitive outcast, a development that causes a crisis of conscience for his benefactor. The film has been praised for its black and white photography and skill in evoking 19th-century England. (Circulates)."@en
  • "Brutalised in childhood for his appalling deformities, 'Elephant Man' John Merrick (John Hurt) has been treated as a human freak ever since. When he is discovered by London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), Merrick is finally treated with the kindness and intelligence he deserves. Unfortunately, by awakening his true character the problems continue, for he can never lead a 'normal' life. David Lynch's atmospheric, fact-based film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actor."
  • ""John Merrick is severely deformed at birth by a rare disease. His grossly disfigured face manifests the features of an elephant. Trapped in a travelling freak show Merrick suffers the torment of an outcast from society until a young surgeon called Dr. Frederick Treves rescues him." [box cover note]."@en
  • "Indiqué sur la jaquette : Londres, 1884. Un jeune et brillant chirurgien, Treves rencontre dans le spectacle d'un cirque victorien un homme si hideusement déformé qu'il est condamné à vivre la vie dégradante de phénomène de foire. il s'agit de John Merrick, connu des publics de cirque dans tout le pays comme "L'homme éléphant". Bien que Merrick ne puisse être guéri, Treves se bat pour le délivrer de la misère de son environnement, et pour lui donner une vie digne et confortable..."
  • "David Lynch's touching portrayal of the life of John Merrick. Hideously deformed at birth by a rare disease "The Elephant Man" existed as prize 'specimen' in a travelling freak show. Treves, a young surgeon rescued him from the fairground taunts, coaxing from the terrified man a strangely sweet and unembittered personality which earned him the respect of fashionable victorian society."
  • "David Lynch based this film on the life story of Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed Londoner who eked out a living performing in freak shows in Victorian England and on the continent. Merrick was saved from a life as a carnival performer by Dr. Frederick Treves who raised the funds needed to care for Merrick in a London hospital. Merrick's gentle manners and lack of anger at the degrading conditions of his life made him a favorite attraction of the London elite, who found inspiration in Merrick's refined manners and intelligence. In the context of the industrial revolution which in the 1890's was rapidly changing English society, the kind of sad genteelness exhibited by John Merril was an inspiration to a beleagured and out of touch upper class. After having survived a brutal life of exploitation, Merrick's kindness and gratitude were reassuring signs to the London aristocracy, that the most degraded in English society could improve themselves and overcome impossible conditions. A key sequence in the film takes place when Dr. Treves, brings Merrick home to an ordered Victorian drawing room to have tea with Mrs. Treves. Merrick, looking completely out of place, is a most well behaved guest. The pathos of the scene in which Merrick tries to participate in this societal ritual is painful to watch, he wants so much to be part of the Victorian world yet his overwhelming deformity makes it impossible."@en
  • "Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity."
  • "Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity."@en
  • "David Lynch's portrayal of the life of John Merrick, who was the victim of a hideous disease which distorted his face and body."

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  • "象人 = The elephant man"
  • "Elephant man"@en
  • "Elephant man"
  • "The elephant man (Trailer : [1980?])"@en
  • "Elephant man (Film)"
  • "The Elephant Man"
  • "The Elephant Man"@en
  • "The Elephant man (Film)"
  • "The elephant man"
  • "The elephant man"@it
  • "The elephant man"@en
  • "The elephant man"@es
  • "Elephant man (Pel·lícula cinematogràfica: 1980)"
  • "Elephant Man = The Elephant Man : [USA, 1980]"
  • "The elephant man (Motion picture : 1980)"
  • "The elephant man (Motion picture : 1980)"@en
  • "The elephant man El hombre elefante"
  • "Elephant man (Motion picture)"
  • "Elephant man (Motion picture)"@en
  • "The Elephant man"
  • "The Elephant man"@en
  • "The Elephant man"@it
  • "The elephant man Človek slon"
  • "The Elephant man (dvd)"
  • "The elephantman"@en
  • "Xiang ren = The elephant man"
  • "The Elephant man = Elephant man"
  • "Elephant man (film)"

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