The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
Release: 2001-10-26
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 7.5
Crime
Drama
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
USA Films
Working Title Films
Mike Zoss Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Dan Martin
as Bailiff
Leonard Crofoot
as Dancer
Michael Badalucco
as Frank
Christopher Kriesa
as Officer Persky
Stanley DeSantis
as New Man's Customer
Jack McGee
as P.I. Burns
Frances McDormand
as Doris Crane
Richard Jenkins
as Walter Abundas
Max Thayer
as Witness (uncredited)
E.J. Callahan
as Customer
Brooke Smith
as Sobbing Prisoner
Scarlett Johansson
as Birdy Abundas
Adam Alexi-Malle
as Jacques Carcanogues
Kenneth Hughes
as Dancer
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
as Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Pete Schrum
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Katherine Borowitz
as Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Rhoda Gemignani
as Costanza
Peter Siragusa
as Bartender
Abraham Benrubi
as Party Man
Randi Cee
as Dancer
John Michael Higgins
as Emergency Room Physician (uncredited)
Gordon Hart
as Dancer
Tony Shalhoub
as Freddy Riedenschneider
Ted Rooney
as Bingo Caller
Christopher McDonald
as Macadam Salesman
Greg Bronson
as Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould
as Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited)
Craig Berenson
as Jail Guy (uncredited)
Joan Blair
as Prison Matron (uncredited)
Cherilyn Hayres
as Swing Dancer (uncredited)
James Gandolfini
as Big Dave Brewster
Rick Scarry
as District Attorney
Seymour Cassel
as Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Billy Bob Thornton
as Ed Crane
Gregg Binkley
as The New Man
Rita Maye Bland
as Dancer
Brian Haley
as Officer Krebs
Booth Colman
as Judge #2
Jon Polito
as Creighton Tolliver
Alan Fudge
as Dr. Diedrickson
Lilyan Chauvin
as Medium
Crew
Janek Sirrs
Visual Effects Supervisor
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Ethan Coen
Editor, Producer, Writer
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Joel Coen
Director, Editor, Writer
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tricia Cooke
Editor
Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunts
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
John Cameron
Co-Producer
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Thanks