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A Quick Tip by MercurialM

Nov 16, 2010

by MercurialM
posted in Classic Silver Screen Film Reviews!

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

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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 MNeulander. August 29, 2010

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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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Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Harry Shannon, Mort Mills, Charlton Heston, Joseph Cotten, Mercedes McCambridge, Akim Tamiroff, Victor Millan, Keenan Wynn, Ray Collins, Joanna Moore, Joi Lansing, Joseph Calleia, Dennis Weaver, Raymond Rodriguez, Phil Harvey, Val de Vargas, Lalo Rios, Rusty Wescoatt, Wayne Taylor, Ken Miller, Arlene McQuade, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Director: Orson Welles

Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure

Release Date: May 21, 1958

MPAA Rating: Unrated

Screen Writer: Orson Welles

Runtime: 1hr 48min

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