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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).
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.
Sep 13, 1998 · So speaks a fortune-telling madam, played by Marlene Dietrich, to the drunken sheriff of a border town, played by Orson Welles, in "Touch of Evil." Her words have a sad resonance, because Welles was never again to direct in Hollywood after making this dark, atmospheric story of crime and corruption.
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When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) begins his investigation, along with American police captain...
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Aug 28, 2021 · Touch of Evil is a 1958 American FILM NOlR 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).
Mike Vargas, a high ranking Mexican narcotics official on honeymoon with his bride, Susie, is drawn into the investigation because a Mexican national has been accused of the crime. The figurative and physical presence of Hank Quinlan as the 330 pound sheriff looms all over.
Apr 24, 2021 · Touch of Evil (1958) Charlton Heston portrays a Mexican narcotics officer on his honeymoon with his American wife (Janet Leigh) across the border. When a man is murdered, he is drawn into the ...
This exceptional film noir portrait of corruption and morally-compromised obsessions stars Welles as Hank Quinlan, a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. 1,914 IMDb 8.0 1 h 35 min 1958. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Suspense · Compelling · Mysterious.
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan.
