The Medusa Touch (film)
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Original 1978 film poster
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| Directed by | Jack Gold |
| Produced by |
Anne V. Coates Jack Gold Arnon Milchan (executive) |
| Screenplay by | John Briley |
| Based on |
The Medusa Touch by Peter Van Greenaway |
| Starring |
Richard Burton Lino Ventura Lee Remick Harry Andrews |
| Music by | Michael J. Lewis |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates Ian Crafford |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (USA) |
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Release date
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14 April 1978 (United States) |
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Running time
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105 min |
| Country | United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
The Medusa Touch is a 1978 British supernatural thriller film directed by Jack Gold. It stars Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick and Harry Andrews, with cameos by Alan Badel, Derek Jacobi, Gordon Jackson, Jeremy Brett and Michael Hordern. The screenplay was by John Briley, based on the novel The Medusa Touch by Peter Van Greenaway.
The Medusa Touch was a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film nominee, while Roger Ebert named The Medusa Touch as the worst film of 1978.
Monsieur Brunel, a French detective on an exchange scheme in London, is assigned to investigate the murder of novelist John Morlar. As they examine the crime scene, Brunel discovers the victim is still alive in spite of his severe injuries and has him rushed to hospital.
With the help of Morlar's journals and Dr. Zonfeld, a psychiatrist Morlar was seeing, Brunel reconstructs Morlar's past life. Seen in flashback, it is filled with inexplicable catastrophes and the sudden deaths of people he disliked or who offended him. Morlar was even more convinced when a supposed psychic examined his hands, became ill, refunded Morlar's fee, and excused himself. Dr. Zonfeld scoffs at this explanation, asking Morlar if he seriously believes in palmistry as a means to predict the future.
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