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IMDb rating 8.2
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Critic rating 9

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

...an absorbing and satisfying drama, and Hurt’s Merrick is very powerful.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

The central performances are astonishingly subtle. John Hurt allows humanity to shine through impressive make-up as the multiply-deformed Merrick...

Read full review at Empire
Ronny Svensson
rated 9

David Lynch första ”kommersiella” film är ett vackert, svartvit verk som är djupt engagerande och berörande. Anthony Hopkins och John Hurt i fint samspel och ”Hammer Horror” legenden Freddie Francis foto är betagande.

2 years ago
Michael Thomsen
rated 8

En nogenlunde 'normal' historisk film fra David Lynch. Vildt god, meget bevægende.

2 years ago
Allan Gjerulff
rated 10

Gode roller og troværdig handling fra tiden, hvor mennesker var til skue, med deres skavanker.

4 months ago

Cast & Crew

David Lynch
As Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
David Lynch
Director
David Lynch
Writer
John Hurt
As John Merrick
John Gielgud
As Carr Gomm
Anthony Hopkins
As Dr. Frederick Treves
Dexter Fletcher
As Bytes' Boy

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