The Man Who Wasn't There
Crime
Drama
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.
2001-10-26
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Cast
Director
Joel Coen
Director
Ethan Coen
Billy Bob Thornton as Ed Crane
Frances McDormand as Doris Crane
Michael Badalucco as Frank
James Gandolfini as Big Dave Brewster
Katherine Borowitz as Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Jon Polito as Creighton Tolliver
Scarlett Johansson as Birdy Abundas
Richard Jenkins as Walter Abundas
Tony Shalhoub as Freddy Riedenschneider
Christopher Kriesa as Officer Persky
Brian Haley as Officer Krebs
Jack McGee as P.I. Burns
Gregg Binkley as The New Man
Alan Fudge as Dr. Diedrickson
Lilyan Chauvin as Medium
Adam Alexi-Malle as Jacques Carcanogues
Ted Rooney as Bingo Caller
Abraham Benrubi as Party Man
Rhoda Gemignani as Costanza
E.J. Callahan as Customer
Brooke Smith as Sobbing Prisoner
Dan Martin as Bailiff
Booth Colman as Judge #2
Stanley DeSantis as New Man's Customer
Peter Siragusa as Bartender
Christopher McDonald as Macadam Salesman
Rick Scarry as District Attorney
Randi Cee as Dancer
Kenneth Hughes as Dancer
Gordon Hart as Dancer
Leonard Crofoot as Dancer
Rita Maye Bland as Dancer
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel as Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Craig Berenson as Jail Guy (uncredited)
Joan Blair as Prison Matron (uncredited)
Greg Bronson as Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould as Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited)
Phil Hawn as Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Cherilyn Hayres as Swing Dancer (uncredited)
John Michael Higgins as Emergency Room Physician (uncredited)
Pete Schrum as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Max Thayer as Witness (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden as Piano Recital Patron (uncredited)