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Touch of Evil

CrimeDramaFilm-NoirPG-13

"The strangest vengeance ever planned!"

Duration

1h 51m

Release

30 Mar 1958

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

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.

Plot

A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation h...

Cast

Charlton HestonOrson WellesJanet Leigh

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10Rotten Tomatoes: 96%Metacritic: 99/100

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Director

Orson Welles

Writers

Orson WellesWhit MastersonFranklin Coen

Revenue

$2,247,500

Budget

$829,000

Awards

7 wins & 1 nomination total

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