Movie
The Man Without a Face
Overview
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-08-25
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Icon Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Justin McLeod
- Nick Stahl as Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
- Margaret Whitton as Catherine Palin
- Fay Masterson as Gloria Norstadt
- Gaby Hoffmann as Megan Norstadt
- Geoffrey Lewis as Chief Wayne Stark
- Richard Masur as Prof. Carl Hartley
- Michael DeLuise as Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
- Ethan Phillips as Todd Lansing
- Jean De Baer as Mrs. Lansing
- Jack De Mave as Mr. Cooper
- Viva as Mrs. Cooper
Crew
- Mel Gibson - Director
- Malcolm MacRury - Screenplay
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