welles best noir thriller by far.
its world of corruption, lies and evil is fascinating in the film.
the cinematography, performances and costume design are great.
ultimately i haven't much to say besides that its really fucking good.
Touch of Evil
The strangest vengeance ever planned!
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
3/30/1958Runtime
111 minsOverview
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$829,000Revenue
$2,247,500Homepage
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How It Feels
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A masterwork of moral corruption and institutional rot, where good intentions collide with systemic abuse of power in the shadowed borderlands between nations. The film tightens like a noose, drawing you into a web of deception where the line between cop and criminal dissolves entirely.
Mood
ParanoidTenseDread-soakedBleak
Themes
CorruptionJusticePowerBetrayal
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Black and whiteHigh-contrastFormalist
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Charlton Heston
Ramon Miguel Vargas
Janet Leigh
Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Orson Welles
Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Joseph Calleia
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins
District Attorney Adair
Dennis Weaver
Mirador Motel Night Manager
Valentin de Vargas
Pancho
Mort Mills
Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
Victor Millan
Manelo Sanchez
Lalo Rios
Risto - Grandi's Nephew
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