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The Man Without a Face (1993)

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Mel Gibson made his feature film directing debut with this drama, loosely based on the book by Isabel Holland, which combines elements from The Elephant Man, Mask, Scent of a Woman, and The Karate Kid in a study of the capacity for human trust and compassion. Gibson plays Justin McLeod, a former teacher who, after having his face and his body terribly disfigured in an automobile accident, has taken to living alone in a big house in an island off the coast of Maine. McLeod works as a free-lance

PG-13, 1 hr. 54 min.

Drama

Directed By: Mel Gibson

In Theaters: Aug 25, 1993 Wide

On DVD: Feb 24, 2004

Warner Home Video

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Cast

Mel Gibson
Justin McLeod
Nick Stahl
Chuck
Margaret Whitton
Catherine
Fay Masterson
Gloria
Gaby Hoffmann
Megan
Geoffrey Lewis
Chief Stark
Richard Masur
Carl
Michael DeLuise
Douglas Hall
Michael Currie
Mr.Cameron
Jean De Baer
Mrs.Lansing
Jack De Mave
Mr.Cooper
Zach Grenier
Dr.Talbot
Robert Hitt
Mr.McDowell
George Martin
Sam the Barber
William Meisle
Judge Sinclair
Ethan Phillips
Mr.Lansing
Viva
Mrs.Cooper
Marion Dougherty
Edmond Genest
6th Husband
Stanja Lowe
Mrs. Cameron
Bobby Roger Poirier
Graduate

Critic Reviews for The Man Without a Face

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intriguing and involving

April 21, 2008 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

One of the best movies of Gibson's career

May 4, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Offers a glimpse of grace as two individuals restore each other's souls with gifts of trust and love

August 20, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Watchable weepie about the importance of books vs. covers.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Two outsiders of society, one a boy thought stupid and the other a burn victim with a criminal record, encourage each other and find reasons to persevere in a misunderstanding world. A quiet and emotional piece that subverts Gibson's characterisation as merely an action hero.

August 22, 2011

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Mel Gibson's directorial debut deals with a familiar territory we have seen in many films - A deformed reclusive befriending a young boy, believing that he has been given a second chance to heal old wounds. But the movie has more to it especially with the revelation of character's dark past. Even with a less than

January 14, 2011