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Touch of Evil, American film noir, released in 1958, that was written and directed by Orson Welles, who also costarred in the crime drama.The film was a box-office disappointment, but in later years it was recognized as one of the final gems of the classic film noir period of the 1940s and ’50s.. Set in a sleazy town along the U.S.-Mexico border, Touch of Evil features a Mexican narcotics ...
28 de ago. de 2021 · Initially dismissed by film critics, Touch of Evil is now widely regarded as one of Welles's best motion pictures and one of the best classic-era films noir. In 1993, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
13 de sept. de 1998 · Everyone awaits the arrival of Sheriff Hank Quinlan (Welles), a massive, sweaty, rumbling figure who looms over the camera. (Welles was not that big when he made the picture, and used padding and camera angles to exaggerate his bulk.) Quinlan takes charge, “intuiting” that the explosion was caused by dynamite. Vargas, a bystander, finds ...
Im Zeichen des Bösen (Originaltitel: Touch of Evil) ist ein US-amerikanischer Kriminalfilm aus dem Jahr 1958. Er wird dem Genre des Film noir zugeordnet. Regie führte Orson Welles, der nach dem Kriminalroman Unfehlbarkeit kann tödlich sein (Badge of Evil) von Whit Masterson (ein Pseudonym der Autoren Robert Wade und Bill Miller) auch das Drehbuch verfasste.
Touch of Evil. Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles give unforgettable performances in this film noir masterpiece about a crooked police chief and the honorable investigator who tries to stop him. IMDb 8.0 1 h 35 min 1958. 13+. Drama · Suspense. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details.
A very technically advanced noir from the skillful Wells. With the cool rhythm of the narrative, the thick atmosphere of a border town, masterful framing, witty dialogues bursting from the mouths of characteristic characters – it’s hard not to enjoy the action for the entire two hours. Translated to English.
Touch of Evil dissects the nature of good and evil in a hallucinatory, nightmarish ambience, helped by the shadow-laden cinematography of Russell Metty and by the cast, which, along with Tamiroff and Welles includes Charlton Heston as a Mexican; Marlene Dietrich, in a brunette wig, as a brittle madam who delivers the movie's unforgettable closing words; Mercedes McCambridge as a junkie; and ...
