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- Charlton HestonRamon Miguel "Mike" Vargas
- Orson WellesPolice Captain Hank Quinlan
- Janet LeighSusan "Susie" Vargas
- Joseph CalleiaPolice Sergeant Pete Menzies
- Akim TamiroffUncle Joe Grandi
- Valentin de VargasPancho
- Ray CollinsDistrict Attorney Adair
- Dennis WeaverMirador Motel Night Manager
- Joanna MooreMarcia Linnekar
- Mort MillsAl Schwartz, District Attorney's Assistant
- Marlene DietrichTanya
- Victor MillanManelo Sanchez
Touch of Evil (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Orson Welles
- 1958-04-23
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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 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 an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his ...
Touch of Evil - Full Cast & Crew. Orson Welles directed and stars in this stylish thriller about a corrupt detective in a Mexican border town. Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Marlene Dietrich ...
- Orson Welles
Sep 13, 1998 · Vargas unwisely checks his wife into a motel run by the local gang, and young thugs terrorize her. Her perils sometimes border on the ludicrous, especially in a scene where they shine a flashlight into her room. Later, a gang rape is implied, but the movie curiously ignores or forgets its repercussions for Susan.
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
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller