Storyline : John Merrick (whose real name was Joseph, as this is based on a true story) is an intelligent and friendly man...
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Storyline : John Merrick (whose real name was Joseph, as this is based on a true
story) is an intelligent and friendly man, but he is hated by his
Victorian-era English society because he is severely deformed. Once he
is discovered by a doctor, however, he is saved from his life in a freak
show and he is treated like the human being that he really is. {full_page}
Stars: John Hurt , Anthony Hopkins , Anne Bancroft , John Gielgud , Wendy Hiller , Freddie Jones , Dexter Fletcher , Michael Elphick , Hannah Gordon , Helen Ryan , John Standing , Lesley Dunlop , Phoebe Nicholls , Morgan Sheppard , Kenny Baker