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The Man Who Wasn't There

2001, crime, drama

116 minutes

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.

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Cast

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Doris Crane

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Big Dave Brewster

Katherine Borowitz

Ann Nirdlinger Brewster

Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Creighton Tolliver

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Birdy Abundas

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Walter Abundas

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Freddy Riedenschneider

Christopher Kriesa

Christopher Kriesa

Officer Persky

Brian Haley

Officer Krebs

Jack McGee

Jack McGee

P.I. Burns

Gregg Binkley

Gregg Binkley

The New Man

Alan Fudge

Alan Fudge

Dr. Diedrickson

Adam Alexi-Malle

Jacques Carcanogues

Ted Rooney

Bingo Caller

Abraham Benrubi

Abraham Benrubi

Party Man

Rhoda Gemignani

Costanza

E.J. Callahan

Customer

Brooke Smith

Brooke Smith

Sobbing Prisoner

Ron Ross

Banker

Hallie Singleton

Waitress

Jon Donnelly

Gatto Eater

Dan Martin

Bailiff

Tom Dahlgren

Judge #1

Booth Colman

Booth Colman

Judge #2

Stanley DeSantis

Stanley DeSantis

New Man's Customer

Peter Siragusa

Bartender

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Macadam Salesman

Rick Scarry

District Attorney

George Ives

Lloyd Garroway

Devon Cole Borisoff

Swimming Boy

Mary Bogue

Prisoner Visitor

Don Donati

Pie Contest Timer

Arthur Reeves

Flophouse Clerk

Randi Cee

Dancer

Robert Loftin

Dancer

Gordon Hart

Gordon Hart

Dancer

Lloyd Gordon

Dancer

Rita Bland

Rita Bland

Dancer

Qyn Hughes

Dancer

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Spectator at Execution (uncredited)

Craig Berenson

Jail Guy (uncredited)

Joan Blair

Joan Blair

Prison Matron (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

Greg Bronson

Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)

Geoffrey Gould

Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited)

Paul G. Gray

Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

Cherilyn Hayres

Swing Dancer (uncredited)

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

Emergency Room Physician (uncredited)

Peter Schrum

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Max Thayer

Max Thayer

Witness (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Chris Gorak

Art direction

Dennis Gassner

Dennis Gassner

Production design

Chris L. Spellman

Set decoration

Camera

Melinda Sue Gordon

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Mary Zophres

Mary Zophres

Costume design

Lynne K. Eagan

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Director

Donald Murphy

Script supervisor

Editing

Tricia Cooke

Editor

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Editor

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Editor

Production

Robert Graf

Associate producer

Ellen Chenoweth

Ellen Chenoweth

Casting

John Cameron

John Cameron

Co-producer

Tim Bevan

Tim Bevan

Executive producer

Eric Fellner

Eric Fellner

Executive producer

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Producer

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Producer

Sound

Fred Rosenberg

Dialogue editor

Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell

Original music composer

Eugene Gearty

Sound designer

Skip Lievsay

Skip Lievsay

Supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer

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