Touch of Evil

Name: Touch of Evil
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1958-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.7

About Touch of Evil

A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

Orson Welles's Touch of Evil is a 1958 crime thriller film. Its themes are film noir, brothel, honeymoon, and USA–mexico border.

Charlton Heston takes the lead as Ramon Miguel Vargas, Janet Leigh as Susan 'Susie' Vargas, Orson Welles as Police Captain Hank Quinlan, and Joseph Calleia as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies. It runs 111 minutes and was released in March 1958.

The screenplay is by Orson Welles. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

M, The Third Man, and The Killing make useful companions to Touch of Evil, all filed under black and white and investigation. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 1,656 votes.