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Apr 23, 2023 · The behind-the-scenes palace intrigue of Touch of Evil constitutes enough dramatic tension to stand as a Welles picture. The 1958 project was theoretically too low-brow for Welles, as he initially ...
One of Welles’s most sheerly entertaining efforts, Touch of Evil is a sordid noir of gray morality and striking black-and-white images, photographed by Douglas Sirk regular Russell Metty, set to the jazzy beat of Henry Mancini’s score.Charlton Heston is “Mike” Vargas, a Mexican narcotics officer whose investigation into a border town bombing leads to danger for himself and his new ...
Synopsis. The strangest vengeance ever planned! 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. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame ...
Dec 30, 2021 · Touch of Evil is a noir overflowing with discomforting camera angles and surreal, borderline nightmarish imagery. It’s akin to watching a funhouse mirror come to life, and Quinlan, with his blustering outbursts and uncouth monologues, reads like a corrupted soul that’s been reflected back through the same mirror.
Oct 17, 2010 · Touch of Evil (1958) Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive. The 25 best crime films of all time Crime films. This article is more than 13 years old. Touch of Evil: No 2 best crime film of all time.
