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The Man Who Wasn't There
UNITED KINGDOM · 2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

Joel Coen
infidelity blackmail murder small-town noir existential dissatisfaction
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Synopsis

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.

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