Touch of Evil

11 Ratings: 4.3

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Tags: Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies

Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Harry Shannon, Mort Mills, Charlton Heston, see all

Director: Orson Welles

Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure

Release Date: May 21, 1958

MPAA Rating: Unrated

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review by MNeulander. August 25, 2010

posted in Classic Silver Screen Film Reviews!

Welles's greatest suspense thriller

Orson Welles’ 1958 film-noir “Touch of Evil” is one of Welles’s greatest works. Besides directing, he wrote the screenplay and co-stared in this great suspense thriller. This movie has a top notch cast, especially with Charlton Heston in an unusually “dark” role for his screen career. I am impressed with how much Welles “stretched” Heston for this movie, it is a pleasure to see what a great director can get out of a great actor; too often … more

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Quick Tip by MercurialM. November 16, 2010

posted in Classic Silver Screen Film Reviews!

A Quick Tip by MercurialM

The opening sequence alone makes this film worth viewing - even with Charlton Heston playing a Mexican!

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Quick Tip by MNeulander. August 29, 2010

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A Quick Tip by MNeulander

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review by KonaCat. November 01, 2008

Grimy and gritty film noir

Mexican narcotics officer Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his bride (Janet Leigh) have just ended their honeymoon in a border town when they become involved in a murder investigation. Also on the case is a veteran American cop (Orson Wells) who has a habit of winning convictions by planting evidence. How much you like this movie depends on how much you like the film noir genre. This is a typical hard-bitten crime story filmed mostly at night or in deep shadows in shabby … more

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