Touch of Evil
Akim Tamiroff, Charlton Heston, Dennis Weaver
A stunning portrait of corruption and abuse of power, Touch of Evil gives Orson Welles a broad remit to flourish his directorial genius. Opening with an unseen man setting the timer on an explosive de...( read more
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DVD Released: October 31, 2000
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June 30, 2009After telling the guy in the video store that I wasn't a big fan of Film Noir, he gave me this movie. I'm still not a Noir fan, but hell, this movie was something else! It was exciting! I really got a kick out of it.
Orson was amazing, and Marlene Dietrich: what an appearance!
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February 12, 2009orson wells has given us some of the most iconic characters in film history, from charles foster kane to harry lime, and in touch of evil he gives us hank quinlin. despite some significant weight gain and some extra padding that made wells nearly unrecognizable, his performance ... ...( read more )
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January 6, 2009Touch of Evil is the Orson Welles masterpiece that fell into his lap and was then subsequently taken away by the studio and recut and reshot to their specifications. It would be forty years before Welles true vision was recreated based on a 53 page memo he sent to Universal in 19... ...( read more )
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October 3, 2008a good Orson Wells movie, but not to the level of Citize Cane. Charlton Heston as a Mexican? That's a miscast. Although a REAL Mexican marrying a beautiful vigirnal American woman may have been too much for the general public.
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August 28, 2008arguably the last noir of the classic period and what a great one it is. this was a restored version supposedly closer to welles' original vision. for one thing, they've removed the titles from the awesome opening tracking shot of the car bombing. heston is much less annoying ... ...( read more )
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April 6, 2007
David Edelstein, Slate
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The film has always been a favorite of those who enjoy visual and dramatic flamboyance. full review
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