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The Elephant Man
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Sex & Nudity

A drunken man kisses a woman.

Violence & Gore

Scenes of beating with a cane.

Two hysterical women with bloodied faces are briefly shown fighting in the hospital's waiting room.

In one scene John Merrick dreams(?) that he gets kicked twice.

Profanity

None.

Scenes of drinking and a scene with a drunken mob.

The main character has a deformed appearance that many could find disturbing.

There is one scene where John Merrick gets harrassed by a mob, they force alcohol into him and play with him like a toy.

In the traumatic dream scene where Merrick getīs kicked we hear a drowning noise in the background.

There is a scene where Merrick getīs locked up into a cage with some monkeys screaming a lot.

At the final minutes there is a quite intense scene at the train station where an angry mob chases Merrick while the music intensifies.

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Certification:
Portugal:M/12 / Iceland:LH / Italy:VM14 / Spain:T / USA:PG (Approved No.26063) / Denmark:11 / Israel:PG / Netherlands:12 / South Africa:PG / Argentina:13 / Chile:14 / Brazil:10 / Australia:M / Canada:13+ (Quebec) / Canada:14A / Finland:K-16 / Ireland:12 / Norway:16 (original rating) / Singapore:PG / South Korea:15 / Sweden:15 / UK:AA (original rating) / UK:PG (video rating) / West Germany:12

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