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 Release Date: October 31, 2000
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July 22, 2009I've heard it said that Touch of Evil, NOT Citizen Kane, is Orson Welles' greatest cinematic achievement. While I'm not sure I would agree with that statement I do agree that it's clearly a masterpiece of film noir, especially in the camera work. If there is a detra...( read more)
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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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October 14, 2009This film is definitely interesting. It has an atypical plot that is entertaining. With Orson Welles as the director, you get the chance to see the amazing camera shots and that a-list acting he always provides. The attitude and tone of the film is what makes this film feel re...( read more)
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September 20, 2009Superb, and totally awesome and well-directed masterful thrilling film-noir, of course, starring Orson Welles and directed by him, with (A definitely unappropriate and funny Mexican) Charlton Heston performing a role genuisly.
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September 6, 2009I don't know enough film geekery to understand the historical importance of this film, but I still enjoyed it. I'm a fan of the skeptical, corrupt flavour of film noir in general, and this film holds up well.
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Critic Reviews
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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