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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 ...
- $829,000
- Henry Mancini
- April 23, 1958
- Albert Zugsmith
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.
- (108K)
- 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.
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
- (1.7K)
- 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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Mexico's chief narcotics officer, Mike Vargas, is in a border town on a quick honeymoon with his American wife. Soon he must testify against Grandi, a drug lord whose brother and sons are tracking him, hoping to scare his wife and back him off the case. When a car bomb kills a rich U.S. developer, Vargas embroils himself in the investigation ...
Mar 22, 2024 · Touch of Evil, American film noir, released in 1958, that was written and directed by Orson Welles, who also costarred in the crime drama. The film was a box-office disappointment, but in later years it was recognized as one of the final gems of the classic film noir period of the 1940s and ’50s.
