The Elephant Man
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Tells how a doctor attempts to restore dignity to a pitiful sideshow freak.
Frederick Treves finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End. He is kept by a man who views him as intellectually disabled. Treves trains him to say a few conversational sentences to prove that he can make progress. Merrick spends his time practising conversation with Treves and building a model of a cathedral he sees from his window.
Frederick Treves finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End. He is kept by a man who views him as intellectually disabled. Treves trains him to say a few conversational sentences to prove that he can make progress. Merrick spends his time practising conversation with Treves and building a model of a cathedral he sees from his window.
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Tells how a doctor attempts to restore dignity to a pitiful sideshow freak.
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