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Being Different
Quick Facts
DirectorHarry Rasky
Runtime1h 40m · 14A
GenresDocumentary
Release1981-08-21
Film

Being Different

1981· 14A· 1h 40m· Documentary

The true story of a modern-day Elephant Man… and other human oddities.

A tribute to the spirit and humanity of people who are physically different from the average: very tall and very large men and women, a bearded woman and her long-time husband, Siamese twins joined at the midsection, and several little people including actor Billy Barty. We meet some at Gibsonton, Florida, where carnival folk winter. They talk about their lives and accomplishments. The camera also goes on the road to visit a grandfather with a distinctive face, a legless mechanic from Kentucky on a second honeymoon in LA, a marathon runner and motivational speaker who has no feet, a karate student with partial limbs, and an armless, down-to-earth mom in Texas.

1981-08-21
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Key Crew
DirectorHarry Rasky
Director of PhotographyHideaki Kobayashi
Original Music ComposerPaul Zaza
Full cast & crew (14 cast · 8 crew)

Details

Released1981-08-21
Runtime1h 40m · 14A
StatusReleased
StudiosTrans-Atlantic Enterprises · Astral Bellevue Pathé · TMS Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesCanada · United States of America
Rating6.8/10 · 4 votes
Original languageen

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