

The Medusa Touch(1978)
"Richard Burton is the man with the medusa touch... he has the power to create catastrophe."
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.
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Richard Burton
John Morlar

Lino Ventura
Brunel

Lee Remick
Doctor Zonfeld

Harry Andrews
Assistant Commissioner

Alan Badel
Barrister

Marie-Christine Barrault
Patricia

Jeremy Brett
Edward Parrish

Michael Hordern
Atropos - Fortune Teller

Gordon Jackson
Doctor Johnson

Michael Byrne
Duff

Derek Jacobi
Townley - Publisher

Malcolm Tierney
Deacon

Philip Stone
Dean

Robert Lang
Pennington

Avril Elgar
Mrs. Pennington

James Hazeldine
Lovelass

John Normington
Mr. Copley

Robert Flemyng
Judge McKinley

Norman Bird
Major Henry Morlar

Jennifer Jayne
Mrs. Morlar

Frances Tomelty
Nanny

George Innes
Van Driver

Ian Marter
Detective
Brook Williams
Male Nurse
Wendy Gifford
Receptionist

Shaw Taylor
TV Space Reporter
Gordon Honeycombe
TV Newscaster

Mark Jones
Sgt. Hughes

Maurice O'Connell
Sgt. Robbins

Victor Winding
Senior Police Officer
Anthony Blackett
Mounted Police Officer
Denyse Alexander
Hospital Doctor

John Flanagan
Police Constable

Stanley Lebor
Police Doctor
Cornelius Bowe
Young Morlar
Adam Bridges
10-Year-Old Morlar
Joseph Clark
14-Year-Old Morlar
Earl Rhodes
Parsons
Christopher Burgess
Pilot
Matthew Long
Co-Pilot
Colin Rix
Engineer
Malcolm Brownjohn
Man in Court Scene (uncredited)
Jeremy Coote
Policeman at Cathedral (uncredited)
Marc Furstenberg
Policeman (uncredited)
Clifford Harker
Organist (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Teacher (uncredited)
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