The Medusa Touch (1978)

Director
Jack Gold

Main cast
Richard Burton; Lino Ventura; Lee Remick; Harry Andrews; Alan Badel

Genres
Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Description
"I have a gift for disaster," says John Morlar (Ricard Burton). Morlar is cursed with a unique telekinesis power that only seems to cause disaster.


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