Movie
The Medusa Touch
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1978-04-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Coatesgold, ITC Entertainment
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Burton as John Morlar
- Lino Ventura as Brunel
- Lee Remick as Doctor Zonfeld
- Harry Andrews as Assistant Commissioner
- Alan Badel as Barrister
- Marie-Christine Barrault as Patricia
- Jeremy Brett as Edward Parrish
- Michael Hordern as Atropos - Fortune Teller
- Gordon Jackson as Doctor Johnson
- Michael Byrne as Duff
- Derek Jacobi as Townley - Publisher
- Malcolm Tierney as Deacon
Crew
- Jack Gold - Director
- John Briley - Screenplay
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