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Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 35mPG-13🏆 #429 Top Rated
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirThriller
7.9
IMDB Rating
114,130 votes

A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation h...

Director
Orson Welles
Writers
Orson Welles, Whit Masterson, Franklin Coen
Stars
Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh
Release Date
May 9, 1958
Language
English, Spanish
Country
United States
🏆 7
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 388
Reviews
📋 130K
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🎭 Top Cast

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
as Mike Vargas
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
as Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
as Susan Vargas
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia
as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
Joanna Moore
as Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
as District Attorney Adair
Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver
as Mirador Motel Night Manager
Valentin de Vargas
Valentin de Vargas
as Pancho
Mort Mills
Mort Mills
as Al Schwartz

💰 Box Office

$2,285,063
Worldwide Gross
$2,247,465
Domestic Gross
$70,725
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Filming Location
El Rancho Courson Motel, SW corner of E Barrel Springs Rd and Courson Ranch Road, Palmdale, California, USA
Production
Universal International Pictures (UI)

🏷️ Keywords

murderdrugsshadowmexicanbar

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Dark Noir film masterfully played and directed by Welles dealing with killing and corruption in the Mexican/US border
by ma-cortes2016-03-05
8/10

"This suspense movie contains intrigue , thrills , plot twists and layered dialog prevail . A stark , perverse tale of murder , treason , kidnapping , and police corruption in a sleazy Mexican border town . As starring 'Mike' Vargas (Charlton Heston who cited not doing a Hispanic accent for his Mexican role as one of the biggest mistakes he ever made as an actor) has to interrupt his honeymoon along with his wife (Janet Leigh who initially rejected her participation in this film due to the low salary offered without even consulting the actress ) when an American building contractor is..."

💡 Did You Know?

Janet Leigh's agent initially rejected her participation in this film due to the low salary offered without even consulting the actress. Orson Welles, anticipating this, sent a personal letter to the actress, telling her how much he looked forward to their working together. Leigh, furious, confronted her agent telling him that getting directed by Welles was more important than any paycheck.

📖 Synopsis

A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation h...