L'uomo senza volto (1993)
Con il volto sfigurato, il professor McLeod vive in isolamento in una casa-castello del Maine. Il dodicenne Chuck, con madre al quarto matrimonio e il ricordo di un padre matto, sogna di entrare a West Point ma ha paura di non farcela. I due sono destinati a incontrarsi, a diventare l'uno maestro dell'altro e poi amici. Ma la città è maligna: McLeod è allontanato dall'allievo con l'infamante accusa di pedofilia. 1° film dell'australiano Gibson che non rivela particolari doti di regista se non nella direzione degli attori anche perché la sceneggiatura dolcifica non poco le ambiguità del romanzo di Isabel Holland da cui è tratto.AUTORE LETTERARIO: Isabel Holland
Direttore:
Mel Gibson
Scrittore:
Malcolm MacRury
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Mel Gibson as Justin McLeod |
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Nick Stahl as Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt |
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Margaret Whitton as Catherine Palin |
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Fay Masterson as Gloria Norstadt |
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Gaby Hoffmann as Megan Norstadt |
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Geoffrey Lewis as Chief Wayne Stark |
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Richard Masur as Prof. Carl Hartley |
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Michael DeLuise as Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend |
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Ethan Phillips as Todd Lansing |
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Jean De Baer as Mrs. Lansing |
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Jack De Mave as Mr. Cooper |
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Viva as Mrs. Cooper |
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Justin Kanew as Rob Lansing |
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Sean Kellman as David Taylor-Fife |
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Chris Lineburg as Scott Pearson |
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Kelly Wood as Amy Banks |
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Jessica Taisey as Signy Eaton |
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David A. McLaughlin as Chuck's Father |
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George Martin as Sam the Barber |
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Timothy Sawyer as Gus |
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Lawrence Wescott Jr. as Bob |
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Michael Currie as Mr. Cameron, General Store Owner |
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Stanja Lowe as Mrs. Cameron |
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Zach Grenier as Dr. Lionel Talbot, Psychiatrist |
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William Meisle as Judge Sinclair |
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Robert Hitt as Mr. William McDowell |
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Mary Lamar Mahler as Miss Fletcher, Children's Aid |
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Robert DeDiemar Jr. as Chuck at age 17 |
| Directing | Mel Gibson | Director |
| Production | Bruce Davey | Producer |
| Writing | Isabelle Holland | Novel |
| Writing | Malcolm MacRury | Screenplay |
| Camera | Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Art | Barbara Dunphy | Production Design |
| Art | Marc Fisichella | Art Direction |
| Art | Donald Elmblad | Set Decoration |
| Art | Vicki Fraser | Set Designer |
| Production | Sharon Mann | Production Manager |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Production | Dalisa Cohen | Co-Producer |
| Crew | David R. Ellis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Bruce Alan Greene | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Ray Fisher | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Roy Farfel | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shay Cunliffe | Costume Designer |
| Art | Cheri Paul | Property Master |
| Crew | Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Crew | Brian Ricci | Special Effects |
