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Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written and directed by Orson Welles, who also stars in the film. The screenplay was loosely based on the contemporary Whit Masterson novel Badge of Evil (1956). The cast included Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich . Universal-International commissioned the ...
Touch of Evil: Directed by Orson Welles. With Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia. A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Orson Welles
- 1958-04-23
Sep 13, 1998 · The surface themes of “Touch of Evil” are easy to spot, and the clash between the national cultures gets an ironic flip: Vargas reflects gringo stereotypes while Quinlan embodies cliches about Mexican lawmen. But there may be another theme lurking beneath the surface.
Aug 28, 2021 · Initially dismissed by film critics, Touch of Evil is now widely regarded as one of Welles's best motion pictures and one of the best classic-era films noir. In 1993, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- 110 min
- 16K
- Enid Montague508
Rated: 4.5/5 Nov 14, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “Touch of Evil” is a movie filled with craft and vision. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 27, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
- (87)
- Charlton Heston
- Orson Welles
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Apr 24, 2021 · Touch of Evil (1958) 04/24/2021 | 1h 35m 23s |. My List. Charlton Heston portrays a Mexican narcotics officer on his honeymoon with his American wife (Janet Leigh) across the border. When a man is ...
- 95 min
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