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The Medusa Touch

Richard Burton is the man with the medusa touch... he has the power to create catastrophe.

6.8(206)19781h 49m4

A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
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Language
English
  • london, england
  • robbery
  • telekinesis
  • execution
  • super power

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Behind the camera

Director

Jack Gold

Produced in

France, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical14 Apr 1978
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG13 Apr 1978
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical121 Feb 1979
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical12 Nov 1978
  • GermanyDE

    • TV128 Nov 1980
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1231 Aug 1978
    • Physical12DVD18 Aug 2011

Frequently asked questions

The Medusa Touch was released on 13 April 1978.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    4/5/2022

    6/10

    _**Beware the ‘deathlook’ of Richard Burton**_ A writer in London is convinced he has the power to cause destruction at will (Richard Burton) and it’s driving him mad. Lee Remick plays his psychiatrist while Lino Ventura is on hand as a Scotland Yard detective. "The Medusa Touch" (1978) is a slow burn psychological thriller/horror that takes the psychokinesis element of “Carrie” but throws in the mass disaste…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/4/2023

    7/10

    Though top billed in this, Richard Burton features but sparingly as a man with a tortured past. His recollections to his psychiatrist "Dr. Zonfeld" (Lee Remick) are relayed to police inspector "Brunel" (Lino Ventura) after he ("Morlar") is found savagely beaten at his London flat. As the investigation expands, it is clear that the normal rules do not apply here. "Morlar" shouldn't even be alive, yet his brain activit…

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