The man who wasn't there / USA Films presents a Working Title production ; directed by Joel Coen ; written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ; produced by Ethan Coen.

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In a sleepy Northern California town in the 1940s, Ed Crane, a humble barber, suspects that his wife Doris is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town hinting that there is a fortune to be made in investing in the new invention of dry cleaning, Ed hatches a blackmail scheme he...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Man who wasn't there (Motion picture : 2001)
Corporate Authors: USA Films (Firm)
Working Title Films
USA Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Coen, Ethan
Coen, Joel
Thornton, Billy Bob
McDormand, Frances
Alexi-Malle, Adam, 1964-
Badalucco, Michael, 1954-
Borowitz, Katherine
Jenkins, Richard, 1947-
Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
Polito, Jon
Shalhoub, Tony, 1953-
Gandolfini, James
Deakins, Roger A., 1949-
Gorak, Chris
Jaynes, Roderick
Cooke, Tricia, 1965-
Burwell, Carter
Zophres, Mary
Gassner, Dennis
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English (5.1 surround) or French language soundtrack with optional subtitles in French or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: New York, NY : USA Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2001.
Edition:[Widescreen version].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Extortion > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Extortion.
Murder.
Film noir.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Film noir.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In a sleepy Northern California town in the 1940s, Ed Crane, a humble barber, suspects that his wife Doris is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town hinting that there is a fortune to be made in investing in the new invention of dry cleaning, Ed hatches a blackmail scheme he hopes will make him rich and get him some revenge at the same time. His plan goes horribly awry when he accidentally commits a murder for which Doris is blamed, landing her in jail, and Ed at the mercy of big-city lawyer Freddy Riedenschneider.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features include: Documentary entitled "Making The man who wasn't there ; interview with cinematographer Roger Deakins ; deleted scenes/deleted shots; cast and crew filmographies ; photo gallery ; theatrical trailer ; television commercials for the film ; scene selection ; audio commentary by Joel and Ethan Coen with Billy Bob Thornton."
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ7 D0014287 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; art director, Chris Gorak ; editors, Roderick Jaynes, Tricia Cooke ; original score, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; production designer, Dennis Gassner.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Adam Alexi-Malle, Michael Badalucco, Katherine Borowitz, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, James Gandolfini.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on VHS.