Directed by Orson Welles, Touch of Evil is a film noir masterpiece whose Hollywood backstory is as unforgettable as the movie itself. Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles, this dark portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions tells the story of a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. Featuring three versions of the film – the Preview version, the Theatrical version and the Reconstructed version based on Orson Welles' original vision, Touch of Evil is a "a stylistic masterpiece!" (Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide) that stands the test of time.

Cinema's legendary bad boy, Welles, directed and stars in this brooding, stylistic tour de force as a police inspector embroiled in a case on the Mexican border. A masterful exposé on moral decay, smothered in Gothic expressionism and tawdry urban landscapes.

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Director	Orson Welles
Actor	Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Janet Leigh, Charlton Heston, Akim Tamiroff
Label	Universal Studios

Genre	Crime Cult Thriller
Content	2 DVDs
FSK / age rating	from age 16
Publication date	07.10.2008
Edition	Anniversary Edition
Audio	English
Subtitles	English, French, Spanish
Length	2 Minutes
Year of production	1958
Original title	Touch of Evil
Version	US Version
Region code	1

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Customer reviews

L'infernale Quinlan

Written on 04. March 2008 by M.Z..
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Un vero crimi!Da comprare!
Meisterwerk

Written on 23. November 2003 by dominikriedo.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Der Film selbst, Touch of Evil, ist ein Meisterwerk. Nicht im Sinne von Citizen Kane, das ein Geniestreich war, aber eben das Ergebnis eines allseits routinierten Kenners, der noch einmal das beste aus dem Studiosystem holte. Die DVD geht einigermassen. Kaufen!