 Tagline: The Overwhelming Drama of a Strange Vengeance Experience Orson Welles' timeless masterpiece, Touch Of Evil, complete and uncut with restored footage for the first time ever! This exceptional film noir portrait of corruption and morally-compromised obsessions stars Welles as Hank Quinlan, a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. Charlton Heston plays an honorable Mexican narcotics investigator who clashes with the bigoted Quinlan after probing into his dark past. A memorable supporting cast including Janet Leigh as Heston's inquisitive wife, Akim Tamiroff as a seedy underworld leader, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Marlene Dietrich as an enigmatic gypsy complete this fascinating drama engulfed in haunting cinematography and a magnificently eerie score by Henry Mancini. Storyline: Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate. Police Captain Hank Quinlan is in charge on the US side and he soon has a suspect, a Mexican named Manolo Sanchez. Vargas is soon onto Quinlan and his Sergeant, Pete Menzies, when he catches them planting evidence to convict Sanchez. With his new American wife, Susie, safely tucked away in a hotel on the US side of the border - or so he thinks - he starts to review Quinlan's earlier cases. While concentrating on the corrupt policeman however, the Grandis have their own plans for Vargas and they start with his wife Susie. Written by garykmcd Cast Notes: Orson Welles (Capt. Hank Quinlan), Charlton Heston (Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas), Janet Leigh (Susan Vargas), Joseph Calleia (Sgt. Pete Menzies), Akim Tamiroff ("Uncle Joe" Grandi), Joanna Cook Moore (Marcia Linnekar), Marlene Dietrich (Tanya), Ray Collins [I] (District Attorney Adair), Dennis Weaver (Motel Night Manager), Victor Millan (Manelo Sanchez), Lalo Rios (Risto, Acid Thrower), Valentin de Vargas (Pancho), Mort Mills (Al Schwartz, District Attorney's Office), Mercedes McCambridge (Leader of the Gang), Wayne Taylor [I] (Gang Member). User Comment: anicham21 Niskayuna, New York • Touch of Evil has, perhaps, the BEST cinematography and lighting in ANY film ever made. Not just in the film noir genre, but in all categories. Orson Welles tended to use wide shots for all of his films, and Touch of Evil's use of wide shots took filmmaking to another level, especially with the amazing opening shot. The camera techniques and lighting are too spectacular to fathom, it is the grandmaster of all movies. Brilliant is an understatement. See this film, if not for the excellent acting and sheer brilliance in terms of the camera (this film had a GREAT D.P.!!), but for entertainment value. But if you are a film student or just want to see great camera work, Touch of Evil will astonish you. Summary: The Best of the best IMDb Rating (07/25/14): 8.2/10 from 57,472 users Top 250: #175 IMDb Rating (10/15/07): 8.3/10 from 19,763 users Top 250: #85 IMDb Rating (09/19/01): 8.5/10 from 4,644 users Top 250: #61
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