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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

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R | 1 hr 56 mins | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Period | Released: 10/31/2001 |Box Office Total: $7.4M

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Synopsis:

In the summer of 1949, a tale of passion, crime and punishment unfolds... Ed Crane is a barber in a small northern California town. Ed is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents Ed with an opportunity for blackmail that he thinks will help him to change it. However, Ed's scheme unravels and lays bare even darker secrets before leading to murder...

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/31/2001

Director	Credit
Joel Coen	Director
Cast	Credit
Billy Bob Thornton	Ed Crane
Frances McDormand	Doris Crane
Michael Badalucco	Frank Raffo
James Gandolfini	Big Dave Brewster
Katherine Borowitz	Ann Nirdlinger
Jon Polito	Creighton Tolliver
Scarlett Johansson	Birdy Abundas
Richard Jenkins	Walter Abundas
Tony Shalhoub	Freddy Riedenschneider
Chris Kriesa	Persky
Brian Haley	Krebs
Jack McGee	Burns
Gregg Binkley	The New Man
Alan Fudge	Diedrickson
Lilyan Chauvin	Medium
Adam Alexi-Malle	Carcanogues
Ted Rooney	Bingo Caller
Abraham Benrubi	Young Man
Christian Ferratti	Child
Rhoda Gemignani	Costanza
E J Callahan	Customer
Brooke Smith	Sobbing Prisoner
Ron Ross	Banker
Hallie Singleton	Waitress
Jon Donnelly	Gatto Eater
Dan Martin	Bailiff
Nicholas Lanier	Tony
Tom Dahlgren	Judge No 1
Booth Colman	Judge No 2
Stanley DeSantis	New Man's Customer
Peter Siragusa	Bartender
Christopher McDonald	Macadam Salesman
John Michael Higgins	Doctor
Rick Scarry	District Attorney
George Ives	Lloyd Garroway
Devin Cole Borisoff	Swimming Boy
Mary Bogue	Prisoner Visitor
Don Donati	Pie Contest Timer
Arthur Reeves	Flophouse Clerk
Production Credits	Credit
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer
Ethan Coen	Producer
John Cameron	Co-Producer
Robert Graf	Associate Producer
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Working Title Films Australia (WTA)	Production Company
USA Films (LA)	Production Company
Mike Zoss Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
October Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Asmik Corporation	Theatrical Distributor
USA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Bac Films Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Productions	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
USA Films (LA)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
BVI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sogepaq Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Joel Coen	Screenplay
Ethan Coen	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Cheryl Kurk	Production Accountant
Kevin O'Shea	Production Insurance - insurance services supplier
Barbara Ann Stein	Post-Production Accountant
Karen Yokomizo	Assistant Accountant
Paul Barry	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Fred Seibly	Sign Writer
Dennis Gassner	Production Designer
James Meehan	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Sam Page	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Lance Hammer	Assistant Art Director
Kearsley Higgins	Art Department Coordinator - art department administrator
Scott Bobbitt	Lead Person - leadman
Nicolle Cornute	Art Department - paint/roto artist
Kristen Gassner	Assistant Set Decorator
Chris Spellman	Set Decorator
Chris Gorak	Art Director
Jeff Markwith	Set Designer
Eric Ramirez	Set Dresser
David French	Art Department - sculptor
Cheryl Gould	Set Dresser
Damon Allison	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Sandra James	Voice Casting
Ellen Chenoweth	Casting
Amanda Koblin	Casting Associate
David Goodman	Casting - cast assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Nancy James	Craft Service
Mike Mosley	Craft Service - craft service assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Roger Deakins	Director of Photography
Marty Weight	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Chris Haarhoff	Steadicam Operator
Clint Dougherty	Camera Operator
Elizabeth Ingram	Camera Assistant - camera intern
Andy Harris	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Melinda Sue Gordon	Photography - still photographer
Mark Emery Moore	Steadicam Operator
Josh Blakeslee	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Tommy Klines	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Good Machine International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Management	Credit
Don Fly	Manager - general manager
Music	Credit
Hugo & Luigi	Song Performer
Jonathan Feldman	Music Performer - piano performer
Johnny Blackburn	Song
Todd Kasow	Music Supervisor
Aquim Krajka	Soloist - accordion soloist
Carter Burwell	Orchestrations - orchestrator & conductor
Carter Burwell	Music
Kevin E Patterson	Music - music playback
Karl Suessdorf	Song
Deutsche Opera Berlin	Music Performer
Julian Robhedo	Song
Steve Kasow	Music - assistant music editor
Theodora Morse	Song
Michael Farrow	Music - music scoring mixer
Ludwig Van Beethoven	Music
Richard Rodgers	Music
Oscar Hammerstein II	Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Jery Hewitt	Stunt Coordinator
Jennifer Lamb	Stunts
Ken Clark	Stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
David Diliberto	Post-Production Supervisor
Ime Etuk	DGA Trainee
Julie Carideo	Assistant Production Coordinator
Betsy Magruder	Assistant Director
France Myung Metz	Assistant Location Manager - key assistant location manager
Donald W Murphy	Script Supervisor
John Cameron	Unit Production Manager
Tiffany Weston	Location Assistant - locations assistant
Ned R Shapiro	Location Manager
Karen Ruth Getchell	Production Coordinator
Pavel Sterba	Assistant Location Manager
Jonathan S McGarry	Assistant Director
Rusty Mahmood	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Kei Rowan-Young	Assistant Location Manager
Publicity	Credit
Larry Kaplan	Unit Publicist
Claudia Gray	Film Publicist
Sound	Credit
Peter Kurland	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Ben Cheah	Foley Editor
Skip Lievsay	Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Jennifer Ralston	Foley - foley supervisor
Eugene Gearty	Sound Designer
Marko Costanzo	Foley Artist
Randy Johnson	Boom Operator
Kenton Jakub	ADR Editor
George A Lara	Foley Mixer
Allan Zaleski	Sound Effects - sound effects transfer assistant
Jerry Ross	Sound - utility sound technician
Alex Soto	Assistant Sound Editor
Igor Nikolic	Assistant Sound Editor
Elisabeth Giglio	Sound - sound studio manager
Lila Yomtoob	Sound - sound intern
Visual Effects	Credit
Jonathan Styrlund	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
Janek Sirrs	Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Roundy	Special Effects - special effects gang boss
John Cassella Jr	3-D Artist
Matt Dessero	Effects Supervisor - digital effects supervisor
Pete Chesney Jr	Special Effects Assistant
Ted Haigh	Graphic Designer
Matthew Gratzner	Miniatures - miniatures construction
Kathy Kelehan	Titles - titles producer
Emmet Kane	Special Effects Foreman
Matt Magnolia	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Peter Chesney	Special Effects Supervisor
Ian Hunter	Miniatures - miniature construction
Diana Miao	3-D Artist
Sophie Lecierc	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
Tom Chesney	Special Effects - special effects technician
Shannon Blake Gans	Miniatures - miniature construction
Daniel Sunwoo	3-D Artist
Travis Baumann	Visual Effects - compositor
Barry Beaulac	Special Effects - special effects technician
Eric Weinschenk	Visual Effects - compositor
Vaughn M Williams	Special Effects - special effects technician
Amanda Morrison	Visual Effects - compositor
Jake Morrison	Visual Effects - compositor
Rob Hodgson	Visual Effects - creative effects director
Janet Yale	Visual Effects - bidding producer
Amit Sethi	Visual Effects - digital artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Amy Schmiederer	Makeup - key makeup
Mary Zophres	Costume Designer
Mila Hermanowski	Wardrobe Assistant
Paul Leblanc	Hair Stylist - head hairstylist
Pablo Nantas	Tailor
Mary Liane	Costumes - costumer
Cookie Lopez	Set Costumer - key set costumer
Deborah Cha Blevins	Costume Supervisor
Jean A Black	Makeup Supervisor
Carol F Doran	Wig Supplier - wigs
Maria Aguilar	Assistant Costume Designer
Jenny Eagan	Set Costumer
Lynne Eagan	Makeup
Renata Leischner	Wig Supplier - wigs
Joani Yarbrough	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Danielle Valenciano	Assistant Costume Designer
Zhanna Tataryan	Costumes - costumer
Guy Miracle	Set Costumer

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