The Man Who Wasn't There
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.
Billy Bob Thornton
Ed Crane
Frances McDormand
Doris Crane
Michael Badalucco
Frank
James Gandolfini
Big Dave Brewster
Katherine Borowitz
Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Jon Polito
Creighton Tolliver
Scarlett Johansson
Birdy Abundas
Richard Jenkins
Walter Abundas
Tony Shalhoub
Freddy Riedenschneider
Christopher Kriesa
Officer Persky
Brian Haley
Officer Krebs
Jack McGee
P.I. Burns
Gregg Binkley
The New Man
Alan Fudge
Dr. Diedrickson
Lilyan Chauvin
Medium
Adam Alexi-Malle
Jacques Carcanogues
Ted Rooney
Bingo Caller
Abraham Benrubi
Party 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 #1
Booth Colman
Judge #2
Stanley DeSantis
New Man's Customer
Peter Siragusa
Bartender
Christopher McDonald
Macadam Salesman
Rick Scarry
District Attorney
George Ives
Lloyd Garroway
Devon Cole Borisoff
Swimming Boy
Mary Bogue
Prisoner Visitor
Don Donati
Pie Contest Timer
Arthur Reeves
Flophouse Clerk
Michelle Weber
Dancer
Randi Cee
Dancer
Robert Loftin
Dancer
Kenneth Hughes
Dancer
Gordon Hart
Dancer
Brenda Mae Hamilton
Dancer
Lloyd Gordon
Dancer
Leonard Crofoot
Dancer
Rita Maye Bland
Dancer
Audrey K. Baranishyn
Dancer
Qyn Hughes
Dancer
Rachel McDonald
Dancer
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel
Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Craig Berenson
Jail Guy (uncredited)
Joan Blair
Prison Matron (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould
Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited)
Paul G. Gray
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Cherilyn Hayres
Swing Dancer (uncredited)
John Michael Higgins
Emergency Room Physician (uncredited)
Pete Schrum
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Max Thayer
Witness (uncredited)
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Joel Coen
Director
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Joel Coen
Screenplay
Ethan Coen
Screenplay
Ethan Coen
Editor
Tricia Cooke
Editor
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Joel Coen
Producer
Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunts
Robert Graf
Associate Producer
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Joani Yarbrough
Key Hair Stylist
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Chris Gorak
Art Direction
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Donald Murphy
Script Supervisor
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
Joel Coen
Editor
John Cameron
Co-Producer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Ethan Coen
Producer
Michelle Wright
Executive In Charge Of Production
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty
Sound Designer
Fred Rosenberg
Dialogue Editor
Amy Schmiederer
Key Makeup Artist
Jerry Ross
Sound Editor
Lynne K. Eagan
Makeup Artist
Paul LeBlanc
Hair Designer
Janek Sirrs
Visual Effects Supervisor