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Touch of Evil

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Touch of Evil
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NR,1hr 48min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
May 21, 1958
Director:
Orson Welles
Distributor:
October Films
Starring:
Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles  ...more
Synopsis: This baroque nightmare of a south-of-the-border mystery is considered to be one of the great movies of Orson Welles, who both directed and starred in it. On honeymoon with his new bride, Susan (Janet Leigh), Mexican-born policeman Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) agrees to investigate a bomb explosion. In so doing, he incurs the wrath of local police chief Hank Quinlan (Welles), a corrupt, bullying behemoth with a perfect arrest record. Vargas suspects that Quinlan has planted evidence to win his past ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
After the commercial disappointment and political controversy of Citizen Kane, Orson Welles was never given another opportunity to make a film with an entirely free hand in the United States. Touch of Evil was as close as he came (producer Albert Zugsmith has said he gave Welles no interference, but that the upper management at Universal insisted on re-editing the film against his wishes), but while ... Full Review
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Charlton Heston
Ramon Miguel "Mike" Vargas, Ramon Miguel Vargas
Janet Leigh
Susan Vargas
Orson Welles
Hank Quinlan
Joseph Calleia
Pete Menzies
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