The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Der extrem schweigsame und kettenrauchende Friseur Ed Crane ist ein Mann ohne Bedürfnisse, wie es scheint, und trotzdem einigermaßen zufrieden, obwohl er vermutet, dass seine Frau Doris mit ihrem Chef, dem Kaufhausbesitzer Big Dave ein Verhältnis hat. Unschlüssig, ob er sich ändern soll, bietet ihm ein Vertreter die stille Partnerschaft in einem Geschäft für Trockenreinigungen an. Crane beschafft sich das Geld, indem er Big Dave erpresst und steigt ein. Doch damit setzt er eine Lawine von Ereignissen in Gang, die er nicht mehr beeinflussen kann. Denn Dave wird so ruiniert und erfährt die Wahrheit, so dass Ed gezwungen ist, Dave in Notwehr zu erstechen. Doch nicht er, sondern seine Frau wird für das Verbrechen verantwortlich gemacht. Ed Cranes Höllenfahrt beginnt …
Die Regisseur: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen.
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Billy Bob Thornton as Ed Crane |
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Frances McDormand as Doris Crane |
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Michael Badalucco as Frank |
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James Gandolfini as Big Dave Brewster |
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Katherine Borowitz as Ann Nirdlinger Brewster |
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Jon Polito as Creighton Tolliver |
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Scarlett Johansson as Birdy Abundas |
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Richard Jenkins as Walter Abundas |
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Tony Shalhoub as Freddy Riedenschneider |
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Christopher Kriesa as Officer Persky |
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Brian Haley as Officer Krebs |
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Jack McGee as P.I. Burns |
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Gregg Binkley as The New Man |
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Alan Fudge as Dr. Diedrickson |
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Lilyan Chauvin as Medium |
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Adam Alexi-Malle as Jacques Carcanogues |
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Ted Rooney as Bingo Caller |
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Abraham Benrubi as Party Man |
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Christian Ferratti as Child |
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Rhoda Gemignani as Costanza |
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E.J. Callahan as Customer |
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Brooke Smith as Sobbing Prisoner |
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Ron Ross as Banker |
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Hallie Singleton as Waitress |
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Jon Donnelly as Gatto Eater |
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Dan Martin as Bailiff |
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Nicholas Lanier as Tony |
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Tom Dahlgren as Judge #1 |
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Booth Colman as Judge #2 |
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Stanley DeSantis as New Man's Customer |
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Peter Siragusa as Bartender |
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Christopher McDonald as Macadam Salesman |
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Rick Scarry as District Attorney |
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George Ives as Lloyd Garroway |
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Devon Cole Borisoff as Swimming Boy |
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Mary Bogue as Prisoner Visitor |
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Don Donati as Pie Contest Timer |
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Arthur Reeves as Flophouse Clerk |
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Michelle Weber as Dancer |
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Randi Cee as Dancer |
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Robert Loftin as Dancer |
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Kenneth Hughes as Dancer |
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Gordon Hart as Dancer |
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Brenda Mae Hamilton as Dancer |
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Lloyd Gordon as Dancer |
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Leonard Crofoot as Dancer |
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Rita Maye Bland as Dancer |
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Audrey K. Baranishyn as Dancer |
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Qyn Hughes as Dancer |
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Rachel McDonald as Dancer |
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Jennifer Jason Leigh as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited) |
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Seymour Cassel as Spectator at Execution (uncredited) |
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Craig Berenson as Jail Guy (uncredited) |
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Joan Blair as Prison Matron (uncredited) |
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Greg Bronson as Courtroom Attendee (uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Gould as Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited) |
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Paul G. Gray as Man in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Phil Hawn as Man in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Cherilyn Hayres as Swing Dancer (uncredited) |
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John Michael Higgins as Emergency Room Physician (uncredited) |
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Pete Schrum as Truck Driver (uncredited) |
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Max Thayer as Witness (uncredited) |
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Janis Jones as Woman at Piano Recital (uncredited) |
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Spencer Kayden as Piano Recital Patron (uncredited) |
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Bob Shuttleworth as Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Joel Coen | Director |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ethan Coen | Editor |
| Editing | Tricia Cooke | Editor |
| Crew | Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Crew | Mickey Giacomazzi | Stunts |
| Production | Robert Graf | Associate Producer |
| Art | Chris L. Spellman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joani Yarbrough | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Art | Chris Gorak | Art Direction |
| Camera | Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Donald Murphy | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Art | Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| Editing | Joel Coen | Editor |
| Production | John Cameron | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Production | Michelle Wright | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eugene Gearty | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Fred Rosenberg | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Schmiederer | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jerry Ross | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynne K. Eagan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul LeBlanc | Hair Designer |
| Visual Effects | Janek Sirrs | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Thanks |
| Crew | Mohan Sawh | Thanks |
| Crew | Señor Greazer | Thanks |
| Crew | Li'l Greazer | Thanks |
| Writing | Joel Coen | Writer |
| Writing | Ethan Coen | Writer |
| Production | Joel Coen | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Ann Black | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol F. Doran | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renate Leuschner | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laverne Caracuzzi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Mills | Hairstylist |
| Crew | David Diliberto | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | John Cameron | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rusty Mahmood | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jonathan McGarry | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Damon Allison | Set Dresser |
| Art | Scott Bobbitt | Leadman |
| Art | Thomas E. Brown | Paint Coordinator |
| Art | Adolfo Castanon | Greensman |
| Art | David French | Sculptor |
| Art | Kristen Gassner | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Ted Haigh | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Lance Hammer | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Kearsley Higgins | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Larry Laurent | Paint Coordinator |
| Art | Jeff Markwith | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | James P. Meehan | On Set Dresser |
| Art | Sam Page | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Jeff Passanante | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Eric Ramirez | Set Dresser |
| Art | Cheryl Gould Strang | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Benjamin Cheah | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Kenton Jakub | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Peter Kurland | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | George A. Lara | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Igor Nikolic | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Will Ralston | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Jerry Ross | Utility Sound |
| Sound | Larry Wineland | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alex Soto | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Barry Beaulac | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Peter Chesney, Jr. | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Peter Chesney | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Tom Chesney | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Emmet Kane | Special Effects Manager |
| Crew | Michael Roundy | Special Effects |
| Crew | Vaughn Williams | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Roy Ceballos | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Robert Pendergraft | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Brian Penikas | Special Effects Manager |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Ballin | VFX Editor |
| Visual Effects | Travis Baumann | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | John Cassella | 3D Artist |
| Visual Effects | Nicolle Cornute | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Crew | Matt Dessero | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Gary George | I/O Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Matt Magnolia | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Diana Miao | 3D Artist |
| Visual Effects | Amanda Morrison | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jake Morrison | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Amit Sethi | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Jonathan F. Styrlund | Digital Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Daniel Sunwoo | 3D Artist |
| Visual Effects | Eric Weinschenk | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Chris Wood | Roto Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Lloyd Lee Barnett | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Ken Clark | Stunts |
| Crew | Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Erik Bernstein | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Josh Blakeslee | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Will Dearborn | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Clinton Dougherty | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert Gray | Key Grip |
| Camera | Quinn Grove | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Bruce Hamme | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Andy Harris | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | J. Elizabeth Ingram | Camera Intern |
| Lighting | Chris Napolitano | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Edward R. Nedin | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Mark R. Shultz | Key Rigging Grip |
| Crew | Martin Weight | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Paul David Williams | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Randy Woodside | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | James Barrett | Electrician |
| Lighting | John S. Beyers | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Billy Craft | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Andrew Dumas | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Jeff Durling | Electrician |
| Lighting | Raymond Gonzales | Electrician |
| Camera | Rick Harris | Grip |
| Camera | Daisuke Dice Miyake | Grip |
| Lighting | Sean Smith | Electrician |
| Production | Sondra James | ADR Voice Casting |
| Production | Amanda Koblin | Casting Associate |
| Production | Tracy Dixon | Extras Casting |
| Production | Joseph Hicks | Extras Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | María Aguilar | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cha Blevins | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Eagan | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mila Hermanovski | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cookie Lopez | Key Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Miracle | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Miracle | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pablo Nantas | Tailor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zhanna Tataryan | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danielle Valenciano | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Wada | Ager/Dyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lori Jean Sacks | Costumer |
| Editing | Karyn Anon | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | David Diliberto | Associate Editor |
| Crew | Catherine Farrell | Post Production Assistant |
| Editing | Vida Fitzgerald | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Theresa Repola Mohammed | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Neil A. Stelzner | Assistant Editor |
| Production | France Myung Fagin | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Kei Rowan-Young | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Ned R. Shapiro | Location Manager |
| Production | Pavel Štěrba | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Conductor |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Michael Farrow | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Jonathan Feldman | Musician |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Agim Krajka | Musician |
| Sound | Nicholas Cords | Musician |
| Sound | Karen Dreyfus | Musician |
| Sound | Aaron Heick | Musician |
| Sound | Elizabeth Lim | Musician |
| Sound | John Patitucci | Musician |
| Sound | Roger Rosenberg | Musician |
| Sound | Sara J. Seiver | Musician |
| Crew | William F. Luehm | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Crew | Timothy P. Ryan | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Don Tardino | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Bill Landrum | Choreographer |
| Crew | Jacqui Landrum | Choreographer |
| Editing | Mike Milliken | Color Timer |
| Crew | Nancy G. James | Craft Service |
| Production | Jules Carideo | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Karen Ruth Getchell | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Smriti Mundhra | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Lynn Struiksma | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Kimberly Aguirre | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Cheryl Kurk | Production Accountant |
| Production | Barbara-Ann Stein | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Karen Yokomizo | First Assistant Accountant |
| Art | Gert Broekema | Props |
| Art | Ritchie Kremer | Property Master |
| Art | Gay Perello | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Larry Kaplan | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
| Directing | Ethan Coen | Director |