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Touch Of Evil

Featuring: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh & Orson Welles

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The Strangest Vengeance Ever Planned!

Orson Welles' Touch of Evil is nothing short of a masterpiece. Beginning with a three-minute-plus tracking crane shot, the film explodes onto the screen, literally - the opening shot ends with a car blowing up, and that detonation sets into motion a classic noir tale of betrayal and murder. Special mention must go to Henry Mancini's score, one the most impressive in cinema history!

Welles plays the racist Captain Hank Quinlan, a grotesque, troubled, and powerful figure who runs his small U.S. border town according to his own version of the law. Quinlan's brutishness and vulgarity contrast starkly with the idealism and playboy good looks of Charlton Heston as Mike Vargas, a Mexican detective trying to put away the leader of a dangerous family of drug dealers, the Grandis. In the U.S. with his new bride, Susie (Janet Leigh), Vargas becomes consumed with exposing Quinlan and his highly questionable methods - too busy to see that his own beautiful blonde bride is in serious danger from both Quinlan and the Grandis.

The supporting cast, led by Marlene Dietrich, Dennis Weaver, Akim Tamiroff, and Joseph Calleia, gives exhilarating performances. Touch of Evil, Welles's last studio film, is a near-perfect examination of the dark underbelly of society and the tragic downfall of a once proud man.
  • Regions 2/4/5
ActorsCharlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dennis Weaver, Ray Collins, Mort Mills, Victor Millan, Joseph Cotten, Mercedes McCambridge, Keenan Wynn & Harry Shannon
DirectorOrson Welles
Certificate12 years and over
Year1958
ScreenWidescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic
LanguagesEnglish ; German ; Spanish ; French ; Italian - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
SubtitlesEnglish for the hard of hearing ; Spanish ; German ; Arabic ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Russian ; Swedish ; Turkish ; Italian ; French
Duration1 hour and 35 minutes (approx)
RegionRegion 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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This is one of those films that are way ahead of its time. Orson welles is a pure genius and he also stars as a highly respected but crooked cop who trys to frame a mexican policeman. Welles plays the part brilliantly also joseph calleia is very good as orson welles best friend. Watch out for marlene dietrich who looks pretty good for a 55 year old. One of the greatest films ever

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Watched this film in the naive belief that anything from 1958 would be 'easy watching'. Don't be fooled, it is darker and more harrowing than pretty much anything I've seen lately.

Orson Welles is decades ahead of his time and this is no exception.

Always considered Heston to be a bit dated and one-dimensional in his macho roles, but this film, with it's strong, noirish shadows and the haunting sounds of a Mexican border-town, truly elevates him to a complex, driven and believable hero.

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