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The Medusa Touch (1978)

The Medusa Touch poster
Directed by
Jack Gold
Genre
horror film, science fiction film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 202 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective investigates a brutal attack on a writer. The writer may have a dangerous psychic power that lets him cause disasters.

suspensefuldarkintenseunsettlingpsychologicalbleakforebodingcreepy

What happens

The Medusa Touch is a 1978 supernatural horror thriller film directed and produced by Jack Gold, adapted by John Briley from the 1973 novel by Peter Van Greenaway. It stars Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick and Harry Andrews, and features Alan Badel, Derek Jacobi, Gordon Jackson, Jeremy Brett and Michael Hordern. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom and France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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