Touch of Evil

March. 30,1958      PG-13
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.

Charlton Heston as  Ramon Miguel Vargas
Janet Leigh as  Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Orson Welles as  Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Joseph Calleia as  Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff as  'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore as  Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins as  District Attorney Adair
Dennis Weaver as  Mirador Motel Night Manager
Valentin de Vargas as  Pancho
Mort Mills as  Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant

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Reviews

Sarentrol
1958/03/30

Masterful Cinema

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Casey Duggan
1958/03/31

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Darin
1958/04/01

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

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Fleur
1958/04/02

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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