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Touch of Evil (1958)

★ 7.8/10 111 min Crime, Thriller, Drama United States English
Director: Orson Welles
Novel: Whit Masterson
Screenplay by: Orson Welles
Streaming: Not available
The strangest vengeance ever planned!

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston Ramon Miguel Vargas
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Orson Welles
Orson Welles Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
Joanna Moore Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins
Ray Collins District Attorney Adair
Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver Mirador Motel Night Manager

Touch of Evil Appears on 28 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #679
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #022
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #14
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #758
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #113

Critic Curated

Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #14
BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #51
Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #74
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Film Noirs Of All Time
Paste Magazine #05
Paste Magazines 100 Best Films Of The 1950s
Paste Magazine #17
Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #77
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #336
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #156
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #91
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #132
The Telegraph - 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
The Telegraph #41
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #226

Filmmaker Curation

Abel Ferrara's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #43
Bong Joon Ho's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #25
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #220
Francois Truffaut's List Of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #99
Paul Verhoeven's Favorite Films
LaCinetek #14

Fun Lists

Top Of The Lists Most Quoted Films Ranked
LaCinetek #16

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #49
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated PG-13
Letterboxd #32
Showdown Paths Of Glory
Letterboxd Showdown #05
Showdown Sin City
Letterboxd Showdown #09

Movements

Film Noir
CinemaWaves Blog #05

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