The Man Who Wasn't There
The last thing on his mind is murder.
Country
Production
Budget
$20 000 000
Revenue
$18 916 623
Director
Actors
Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Katherine Borowitz, Jon Polito, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Jenkins, Tony Shalhoub, Christopher Kriesa
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Ellen Chenoweth
Editing
Short description
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
What's left behind the scenes
- In the music studio episode, the pianist, played by Adam Alexi-Malle, performs the beginning of Franz Liszt's (1811-1886) Piano Concerto No. 1. Prior to this, the Coen brothers were unaware that Alexi-Malle was an accomplished pianist.
- Joel and Ethan Coen conceived the plot of this film while shooting "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994). While filming a scene in a barbershop, the Coens spotted one of the props – a 1940s haircut advertisement poster – and began to devise a story about a barber.
- Billy Bob Thornton trusted the Coens so much that he agreed to appear in the film without even reading the script.
- The film was shot in color, but was "translated" into black and white using special technologies. Due to a laboratory error, at least one copy of the film was released with the first reel remaining in color.
- The film's title comes from the poem "Antigonish" (1899) by American educator and poet William Hughes Mearns (1875-1965).
- In the music studio episode, the pianist played by Adam Alexi-Male performs the opening of Franz Liszt's (1811-1886) Piano Concerto No. 1. Until that moment, the Coen brothers had no idea that Alexi-Male was an accomplished pianist.
- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen came up with the plot for this film during the filming of "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994). While filming a scene in a barbershop, the Coens saw a prop—a 1940s haircut advertisement poster—and began imagining the story of a barber.
- Billy Bob Thornton trusted the Coens so much that he agreed to act in the film without even reading the script.
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