Touch of Evil Movie Review 1958

Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town. Welles portrays a police chief who invents evidence to convict the guilty. Filled with innovative photography reminiscent of "Citizen Kane," as filmed by Russell Metty. In 1998, Walter Murch restored the film working from Welles's notes, re-editing the work to what Welles had originally envisioned before studio intervention; this version is 101 minutes and is unrated.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Rogue Cops, Film Noir, Mexico, Cops, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Orson Welles

Cast

Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Marlene Dietrich, Valentin de Vargas, Dennis Weaver, Joanna Moore, Mort Mills, Victor Millan, Ray Collins

Cinematography

Russell Metty

Director

Orson Welles

Music

Henry Mancini

Other

Joi Lansing, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mercedes McCambridge, Joseph Cotten, Virgil W. Vogel, Aaron Stell, Alexander Golitzen, Robert Clatworthy, Bill Thomas

Producer

Albert Zugsmith, Universal Pictures

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 1993.