"The Man without a Face" marked Mel Gibson’s directorial debut in 1993, and he also takes on the title role as McLeod, a man bearing severe facial scars. The film unfolds during the summer of 1968 along the Maine coast, where McLeod had retreated years prior to live in seclusion and pursue his unusual work. As expected, rumors began circulating about the mysterious recluse among the local residents, who cruelly nickn…