
After a couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem.


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

Richard Burton
John Morlar

Lino Ventura
Brunel

Lee Remick
Doctor Zonfeld

Harry Andrews
Assistant Commissioner

Alan Badel
Barrister

Marie-Christine Barrault
Patricia

Jeremy Brett
Edward Parrish

Michael Hordern
Atropos - Fortune Teller

Gordon Jackson
Doctor Johnson

Michael Byrne
Duff
The Medusa Touch is a horror, thriller, science fiction, mystery film released in 1978 exploring themes of london, england, robbery, telekinesis, execution, super power. Directed by Jack Gold, it stars Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick. 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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