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Touch of Evil

Cast

Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia View All


Crew

Orson Welles (Screenplay), Orson Welles (Director) View All

Release: Mar. 30th, 1958
Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes
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.
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4 I didn't understand part of the plot to Touch of Evil (1958)
View Spoilers WARNING: "SPOILER" spoilers below I feel it was really far fetched how the villain, Quinlan, was able to frame Vargas's wife for murder. All he did was have the wom...

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Citizen Rules
Touch of Evil (1958) Director: Orson Welles Writer: Orson Welles(screenplay) Cast: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh Genre: Film Noi.
PHOENIX74
As originally intended, Touch of Evil is a great film.
SmudgeEFC1985
I read after watching this that it was cut and edited by the studio without director Orson Welles' input, and I think you can definitely tell.
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