Movie: Touch of Evil (1958)
“An automobile is blown up as it crosses the Mexican border into the United States. Mike Vargas, a high ranking Mexican narcotics official on honeymoon with his bride Susie is drawn into the investigation because a Mexican national has been accused of the crime. The figurative and physical presence of Hank Quinlan as the 330 pound sheriff looms all over. Quinlan is a fanatic where “justice” is concerned, even if obtaining it involves planting evidence. Quinlan’s reputation for law and order enables him to bend the law without question until Vargas confronts him. From that point on, it’s a battle of wits between the two that, with an accelerating pace, rushes to a climax. Written by filmfactsman”
- Director: Orson Welles
- Release Date: 8 June 1958 (France)
- Run Time: 95 min | Germany:111 min (1998 alternate version) | USA:108 min (1975 alternate vesion) | USA:112 min (director’s cut) | Spain:106 min (DVD edition)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Crime , Film-Noir , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some violence and drug content. (1988 restoration)
Tagline: The Overwhelming Drama of a Strange Vengeance
Trivia: Orson Welles wanted the credits to appear at the end of the film so as not to distract the audience from the long (and famous) initial tracking shot. He finally got his wish with the 1998 alternate version, dubbed ‘the directors’s cut’.
Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: Crew and equipment reflected in the side of Vargas’s car as he prepares to take his wife to the american motel.
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