The Medusa Touch
Brief Synopsis
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Morlar, a second class writer, is brutally killed. His head is totally smashed. When Inspector Brunel, a French cop, working in an exchange program in London, and sergeant Duff look up in his appartment, Morlar comes back to life. He resistst all his violations, a medical sensation. The researches show, that all people, who hurt Morlar in any way, died thereafter in a strange way. Above all, to those people belong authorities, as his parents, teachers, priests. Morlar thought, he initiated ALL catastrophies on earth. When he asked Dr.Zonfeld for help and she didn't believe him, he let an airplane crash into a building. Why doesn't he die ? Does it have something to do with the Queen visitig Westminster AbbeY ? And Windscale ?
Cast & Crew
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Jack Gold
Director
Richard Burton
John Morlar
Lino Ventura
Detective Inspector Brunel
Lee Remick
Dr Zonfeld
Harry Andrews
Assistant Commissioner
Marie-christine Barrault
Patricia Morlar
Film Details
Also Known As
Medusa Touch
MPAA Rating
Genre
Disaster
Drama
Release Date
1978
Production Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Distribution Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Synopsis
Morlar, a second class writer, is brutally killed. His head is totally smashed. When Inspector Brunel, a French cop, working in an exchange program in London, and sergeant Duff look up in his appartment, Morlar comes back to life. He resistst all his violations, a medical sensation. The researches show, that all people, who hurt Morlar in any way, died thereafter in a strange way. Above all, to those people belong authorities, as his parents, teachers, priests. Morlar thought, he initiated ALL catastrophies on earth. When he asked Dr.Zonfeld for help and she didn't believe him, he let an airplane crash into a building. Why doesn't he die ? Does it have something to do with the Queen visitig Westminster AbbeY ? And Windscale ?
Director
Jack Gold
Director
Cast
Richard Burton
John Morlar
Lino Ventura
Detective Inspector Brunel
Lee Remick
Dr Zonfeld
Harry Andrews
Assistant Commissioner
Marie-christine Barrault
Patricia Morlar
Michael Hordern
Atropos
Gordon Jackson
Dr Johnson
Derek Jacobi
Townley--The Publisher
Michael Byrne
Detective Sergeant Duff
Jeremy Brett
Edward Parrish
Robert Lang
Pennington
Avril Elgar
Grace Pennington
John Normington
Mr Copley--The Schoolmaster
Robert Flemyng
Judge Mckinley
Philip Stone
Dean
Malcolm Tierney
Deacon
Norman Bird
Henry Morlar; Major
Jennifer Jayne
Mrs Morlar
James Hazeldine
Lovelass
Wendy Gifford
Receptionist
Shaw Taylor
Television Space Reporter
Gordon Honeycombe
Television Space Reporter
Mark Jones
Sergeant Hughes
Maurice O'connell
Sergeant Robbins
Frances Tomelty
Nanny
Brook Williams
Male Nurse
Victor Winding
Senior Police Officer
Tony Blackett
Mounted Police Officer
Denyse Alexander
Hospital Doctor
John Flanagan
Police Constable
Stanley Lebor
Police Doctor
Ian Master
Detective In Street
George Innes
Van Driver
Cornelius Bowe
Young Morlar
Adam Bridges
Morlar--Age 10
Joseph Clark
Morlar--Age 14
Earl Rhodes
Parsons
Matthew Long
Pilot
Colin Rix
Engineer
Crew
Eric Allwright
Makeup
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
Ron Berkeley
Makeup (Richard Burton)
Colin Brewer
Production Supervisor
John Briley
Screenwriter
Anne V. Coates
Editor Supervisor
Anne V. Coates
Producer
Derek Cracknell
Assistant Director
Ian Crafford
Editor
Richard Fell
Technical Advisor (Medical)
Elsa Fennell
Costumes (Lee Remick)
Doug Ferris
Special Effects Photography
Jack Gold
Producer
Jack Gold
Screenwriter
Lew Grade
Associate Producer
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Arthur Ibbetson
Director Of Photography
Richard Jenkins
Assistant Director
Brian Johnson
Special Effects Supervisor
Elliott Kastner
Associate Producer
Chris Kenny
Location Manager
Michael J. Lewis
Music; Music Director
Gordon K. Mccallum
Sound Rerecording
Arnon Milchan
Executive Producer
Peter Mullins
Art Direction
Jane Robinson
Costumes
Iris Rose
Production Assistant
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recording
Eddie Stacey
Stunt Arranger
Jack Stephens
Set Decorator
Peter Van Greenaway
Source Material (From Novel)
Film Details
Also Known As
Medusa Touch
MPAA Rating
Genre
Disaster
Drama
Release Date
1978
Production Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Distribution Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Quotes
I will bring the whole edifice down on their unworthy heads- John Morlar
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1978
Released in United States 1978
