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The Elephant Man

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Movie Info
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Director -
David Lynch -
Producer -
Jonathan Sanger -
Screenwriter -
Sir Frederick Treves , Ashley Montagu , Christopher De Vore , Eric Bergren , David Lynch -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Biography , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 3, 1980, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 15, 2011 -
Runtime -
2h 5m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)