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The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, and James Gandolfini. The film is set in 1949 and tells the story of Ed Crane, a withdrawn barber who leads an ordinary life in a small California town with his wife, who he suspects is having an affair with her boss. Crane's situation changes when a stranger comes to the barbershop and offers him the opportunity to join him as a partner in a promising new business, in exchange for an investment of ten thousand dollars. Drawn to the idea, Crane plans to blackmail his wife's lover for the money.
- Director
- Joel Coen
- Creator
- Ethan Coen
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- Release date
- 2001 · Released
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, United States
- Languages
- Italian, French
- Genres
- Drama · Crime · Neo-noir
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- The Man Who Wasn’t There
- Français
- The Barber
- Italiano
- L'uomo che non c'era
- 日本語
- バーバー
- 한국어
- 그 남자는 거기 없었다
- Polski
- Człowiek, którego nie było
- Themes
- capital punishment ↗
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