Touch of Evil (1958)
12A
30/04/1958 (GB)
Crime, Thriller
1h 51m
- 78% (1501 votes)
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The strangest vengeance ever planned!
Overview
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 new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
- Orson WellesDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$829,000
Revenue
$2,247,500
Keywords
- hotel
- gangster
- brothel
- border
- investigation
- honeymoon
- usa–mexico border
- car bomb
- film noir
- black and white
Top Billed Cast
Charlton Heston
Ramon Miguel Vargas
Janet Leigh
Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Orson Welles
Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Joseph Calleia
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins
District Attorney Adair
Dennis Weaver
Mirador Motel Night Manager
Valentin de Vargas
Pancho
Mort Mills
Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
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Double Indemnity (81%)
The Trial (74%)
Mr. Arkadin (69%)
A Cat in the Brain (57%)
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The Scarlet Empress (69%)
Odd Man Out (73%)
