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The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Richard Burton is the man with the medusa touch... he has the power to create catastrophe.

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HorrorThrillerScience FictionMystery

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A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.799/10

Release Date

13 April 1978

Country

France

Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

John Morlar

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Brunel

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Doctor Zonfeld

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Assistant Commissioner

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Barrister

Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie-Christine Barrault

Patricia

Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett

Edward Parrish

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Atropos - Fortune Teller

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Doctor Johnson

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Duff

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Townley - Publisher

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Deacon

Philip Stone

Philip Stone

Dean

Robert Lang

Robert Lang

Pennington

Avril Elgar

Avril Elgar

Mrs. Pennington

James Hazeldine

James Hazeldine

Lovelass

John Normington

John Normington

Mr. Copley

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Judge McKinley

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Major Henry Morlar

Jennifer Jayne

Jennifer Jayne

Mrs. Morlar

Frances Tomelty

Frances Tomelty

Nanny

George Innes

George Innes

Van Driver

Ian Marter

Ian Marter

Detective

Brook Williams

Brook Williams

Male Nurse

Wendy Gifford

Wendy Gifford

Receptionist

Shaw Taylor

Shaw Taylor

TV Space Reporter

Gordon Honeycombe

Gordon Honeycombe

TV Newscaster

Mark Jones

Mark Jones

Sgt. Hughes

Maurice O'Connell

Maurice O'Connell

Sgt. Robbins

Victor Winding

Victor Winding

Senior Police Officer

Anthony Blackett

Anthony Blackett

Mounted Police Officer

Denyse Alexander

Denyse Alexander

Hospital Doctor

John Flanagan

John Flanagan

Police Constable

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Police Doctor

Cornelius Bowe

Cornelius Bowe

Young Morlar

Adam Bridges

Adam Bridges

10-Year-Old Morlar

Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark

14-Year-Old Morlar

Earl Rhodes

Earl Rhodes

Parsons

Christopher Burgess

Christopher Burgess

Pilot

Matthew Long

Matthew Long

Co-Pilot

Colin Rix

Colin Rix

Engineer

Malcolm Brownjohn

Malcolm Brownjohn

Man in Court Scene (uncredited)

Jeremy Coote

Jeremy Coote

Policeman at Cathedral (uncredited)

Marc Furstenberg

Marc Furstenberg

Policeman (uncredited)

Clifford Harker

Clifford Harker

Organist (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Teacher (uncredited)

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