The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch(1978)

"Richard Burton is the man with the medusa touch... he has the power to create catastrophe."

6.8/10
193 votes
109 minApril 13, 1978

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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